If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 06:47
Perjury
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insurrection
Would you date/marry a guy younger than you? If no, why not?
Threats of violence
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
Trade secrets
No freedom is absolute.
Terroristic threats
And much, much more.
HIPAA violations
Revealing classified information
False advertising
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.
Insider trading
The everyday activity that can reveal your brain’s age - BBC
Revenge porn
Fraud
Conspiracy
BYU’s Lexy Lowry destroys national record, finishes 2nd in NCAA steeplechase - Deseret News
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.