If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 06:51
Perjury
HIPAA violations
Terroristic threats
False advertising
Revenge porn
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.
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Revealing classified information
Insurrection
And much, much more.
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No freedom is absolute.
Insider trading
Threats of violence
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Trade secrets
Fraud
Child pornography
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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.
Conspiracy
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.
Cosmic Dawn with Nobel Laureate John Mather - NASA (.gov)
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to: