If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 09:25
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.
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.
And much, much more.
How long did it take you to get used to your CPAP machine?
Insurrection
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.
HIPAA violations
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Insider trading
Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.
Is it okay for a wife who comes home from a date to tell her husband what she did?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
False advertising
Child pornography
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Perjury
Revealing classified information
Fraud
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Threats of violence
Revenge porn
Trade secrets
Man called in bomb threat after missing flight at Detroit Metro Airport, feds say - The Detroit News
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.
Terroristic threats