If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 03:35
Terroristic threats
HIPAA violations
Insurrection
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Trade secrets
Child pornography
And much, much more.
False advertising
As a woman, what would be you response to a male friend’s offer of a full body massage?
Fraud
Revenge porn
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
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.
Have you ever been forced to dress like a girl?
Conspiracy
Threats of violence
Perjury
Should parents force their kids to go to school when they are sick?
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.
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.