If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 01:20
Trade secrets
HIPAA violations
False advertising
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Perjury
Fraud
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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.
Conspiracy
Was there a British ‘genocide’ of Aboriginal Australians?
And much, much more.
Insider trading
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.
Terroristic threats
Child pornography
Revenge porn
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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.
Insurrection
If Trump were to lose in 2024, would that be the end of his grip on the Republican Party?
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.
No freedom is absolute.