If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 00:29
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
Perjury
Why has Biden pulled ahead in battleground states and is now projected to win the 2024 presidency?
False advertising
No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence
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.
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.
Insurrection
What should every American know before traveling to the UK?
Terroristic threats
Insider trading
Revenge porn
How do you help patients stop hearing voices?
Fraud
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Conspiracy
What is the story of how you met your spouse?
And much, much more.
HIPAA violations
Child pornography
What is your craziest/worst Halloween story?
Revealing classified information
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.