If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
16.06.2025 07:34
If you’re wondering why free speech doesn’t apply to the internet, it’s because you have no right to use other people’s stuff for free.
Insider trading
No freedom is absolute.
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And much, much more.
Revealing classified information
You have freedom of speech. If I loan you my computer, I can tell you not to use it for certain things, because it’s mine, you have no right to use it, and if I give you permission to use it I can tell you what you can and can’t do with it.
What makes you feel guilty the most?
Revenge porn
You have freedom to travel. If I loan you my car, I can tell you not to take it out of town, because it’s mine, you have no right to use it, and if I give you permission to use it I can tell you what you can and can’t do with it.
Fraud
Why do wives cheat on their loyal husbands?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
Conspiracy
Have your parents ever walked in on you?
Terroristic threats
Child pornography
Insurrection
Threats of violence
Perjury
That’s what it is. You have no right to use other people’s stuff. If people let you use their stuff, they can tell you how you can use it, and they can tell you to stop using it any time they want.
What firsthand information do you have on prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse/rape?
Trade secrets
False advertising