If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 23.06.2025 05:53
Trade secrets
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.
Conspiracy
My Wife Was With a New Man. The Moment I Saw His “Package” Still Haunts Me. - Slate Magazine
And much, much more.
Threats of violence
Child pornography
Poop Transplants Not All They’re Cracked Up to Be - Gizmodo
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:
False advertising
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Terroristic threats
Insider trading
Fraud
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HIPAA violations
No freedom is absolute.
Revealing classified information
Satellite Footage Captures Mysterious Structure That Looks Like Human Lips - Indian Defence Review
Revenge porn
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.
Insurrection
Perjury
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.