If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 04:17
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Terroristic threats
HIPAA violations
What’s the craziest thing you’ve heard pretending to be asleep?
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.
Fraud
Revealing classified information
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Conspiracy
Child pornography
And much, much more.
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Insider trading
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
What is your analysis of Walter White from Breaking Bad?
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.
False advertising
Insurrection
Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her albums?
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.
Perjury
No freedom is absolute.
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Trade secrets
Revenge porn