If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 02:39
Terroristic threats
Revenge porn
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Astronomers Have Detected a Galaxy Millions of Years Older Than Any Previously Observed - WIRED
Conspiracy
Fraud
Perjury
These glowing axolotls may hold the secret to human limb regeneration - The Washington Post
False advertising
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.
Hailee Steinfeld & Josh Allen marry in west coast ceremony - Buffalo Rumblings
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.
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.
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
HIPAA violations
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations - STAT
Insurrection
And much, much more.
Child pornography
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.
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