If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 02:19

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.
Fraud
Terroristic threats
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Child pornography
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.
Perjury
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
Insurrection
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.
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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.
False advertising
And much, much more.
When British people write X after everything, are they being serious or trying not to be awkward?
Revenge porn
No freedom is absolute.
Insider trading
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Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations