If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
15.06.2025 20:20
Perjury
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
Have your parents ever walked in on you?
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
Child pornography
Why did my bipolar girlfriend split up with me?
Conspiracy
Fraud
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.
Insurrection
No freedom is absolute.
Terroristic threats
$80 Xbox games seem like a steal compared to what I'm paying, and I don't like it - Windows Central
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
Why do Muslims not get HIV/AIDS in spite of having 4 wives and multiple relationships?
False advertising
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.
Trade secrets
And much, much more.
Threats of violence