If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
13.06.2025 01:47
Revenge porn
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
False advertising
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Insurrection
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.
Trade secrets
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.
Child pornography
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.
Job openings rise in middle of trade wars, but businesses are slower to hire - MarketWatch
HIPAA violations
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.
Terroristic threats
Finance leaders fear destructive U.S. debt scenario - Axios
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
Fraud
Planet Nine? Not quite, but some astronomers think they've spotted a new dwarf planet - NBC News
Perjury
Threats of violence
Insider trading
China's electric cars are cheaper, but is there a deeper cost? - BBC
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.