If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 09:59

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
Conspiracy
How does growing up in chaos affect a child as they become an adult?
Insurrection
Revealing classified information
Trade secrets
Why, after a divorce, would one still want to ruin the other one’s life?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Child pornography
And much, much more.
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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.
No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence
Perjury
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.
Terroristic threats
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.
HIPAA violations
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False advertising
Fraud