If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 04:06
HIPAA violations
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.
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.
Insider trading
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.
Child pornography
Insurrection
Perjury
False advertising
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Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Terroristic threats
Revealing classified information
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Fraud
No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence
China Auto Body Slams ‘Vicious Competition’ After BYD Price Cuts - Bloomberg
And much, much more.
Trade secrets
Conspiracy
When AI takes all jobs how will the lowest class make money to survive?
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.
Revenge porn