If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 07:54
Perjury
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.
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.
Vera Rubin quarter coin released by US Mint - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revenge porn
HIPAA violations
Ana de Armas Is a Battle-Weary Ballerina - Jacobin
Threats of violence
And much, much more.
Insurrection
A hidden 'super-Earth' exoplanet is dipping in and out of its habitable zone - Space
Conspiracy
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.
Trade secrets
The One Food Registered Dietitians Say Isn’t as Healthy as Most People Think - Yahoo
Fraud
Child pornography
Revealing classified information
No freedom is absolute.
Insider trading
Terroristic threats
False advertising
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.