If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 03:23
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
What would you do if you were lost at sea in the Florida Keys?
Conspiracy
Threats of violence
Child pornography
Why would you think you're fit to be a model?
Trade secrets
False advertising
Revealing classified information
What would have happened if Shin was a good movie instead of a bad one?
And much, much more.
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.
Fraud
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Insurrection
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.
It seems that I am cursed with bad luck. How do I break such a curse?
HIPAA violations
Terroristic threats
Perjury
Insider trading
Revenge porn