If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
11.06.2025 12:50
HIPAA violations
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Fraud
Child pornography
Perjury
Terroristic threats
What's your review of the movie Poor Things?
Conspiracy
And much, much more.
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.
How did you react when your doctor ordered a colonoscopy?
Revenge porn
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.
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
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
Why do untreated borderlines always blame their partners when they actually think they are normal?
Insurrection
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.
Insider trading
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.