If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
15.06.2025 02:47
HIPAA violations
Perjury
Revenge porn
What do you like about McDonald's?
Insider trading
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.
Insurrection
Child pornography
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.
False advertising
What is your best gay fantasy?
Terroristic threats
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Fraud
What is it like to be the slave in a mistress-slave relationship?
Revealing classified information
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.
Conspiracy
Trade secrets
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.
Threats of violence
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.