If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 27.06.2025 03:24
Trade secrets
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.
Fraud
Ad eveniet eaque et magni illum.
Threats of violence
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.
False advertising
Xbox Continues Quietly Abandoning Physical Games - Kotaku
Perjury
Conspiracy
Revealing classified information
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Child pornography
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.
Terroristic threats
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insider trading
3 Subtle Signs Your Relationship Is Near Its End — By A Psychologist - Forbes
And much, much more.
HIPAA violations
Insurrection
Mysterious sphere named Teleios found floating in the Milky Way - Earth.com
Revenge porn
No freedom is absolute.