If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 26.06.2025 01:11
Revenge porn
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Perjury
How do you feel about Trump saying Ukraine 'should have never started war with Russia'?
Conspiracy
Insurrection
HIPAA violations
What do people with very high IQs do all day?
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.
And much, much more.
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.
Is it possible for the AfD to ever win the chancellorship in Germany?
False advertising
Insider trading
Fraud
Et distinctio voluptatem magni repudiandae.
Terroristic threats
Threats of violence
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.
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.
Child pornography
Trade secrets
No freedom is absolute.
Revealing classified information