If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 05:24
HIPAA violations
Insurrection
Insider trading
Can you explain the meaning of "mint condition" in relation to antiques or collectibles?
Threats of violence
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Conspiracy
Child pornography
No freedom is absolute.
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.
How would you feel if your girlfriend had dick pics on her phone?
Revenge porn
Trade secrets
False advertising
What is the cost of implementing synchronized traffic lights in a mid-sized city?
And much, much more.
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
Physicists create 'the world's smallest violin' using nanotechnology - Phys.org
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.
Revealing classified information
Can you share 100 facts about yourself?
Fraud
Perjury