If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
14.06.2025 12:31
HIPAA violations
Trade secrets
Terroristic threats
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
What’s the weirdest phone call you have ever received?
Fraud
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.
No freedom is absolute.
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.
And much, much more.
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
Insider trading
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.
What is the naughtiest fantasy that you've lived out?
False advertising
Revenge porn
Child pornography
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Insurrection
Perjury