If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 00:00
False advertising
And much, much more.
HIPAA violations
Child pornography
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.
Insider trading
What is the dirtiest thing you have witnessed your wife do?
Trade secrets
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.
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.
No freedom is absolute.
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 do feminists mean when they say they want to ‘normalize’ menstruation and its discussion?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
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Fraud
Insurrection
Perjury
What does it feel like wearing tights?
Terroristic threats
Revenge porn