If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 01:59
Insurrection
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.
Conspiracy
Insider trading
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.
Why is my older sister so mean to me as if I was her enemy?
And much, much more.
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.
Threats of violence
Why do people with trauma easily recognize other people with trauma through eye contact?
Terroristic threats
Perjury
False advertising
Have you ever accidentally seen your mother-in-law doing something that was private to her?
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.
Child pornography
Is it legal for an employer to ask why you are taking time off from work?
Revealing classified information
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revenge porn
How do you feel about Donald Trump signing an executive order that says there are only two genders?
HIPAA violations
Trade secrets