If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
09.06.2025 10:01
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.
Perjury
False advertising
Where's the Civil War everyone on the left said would happen?
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.
Insurrection
OpenAI Wants to get College Kids Hooked on AI - Gizmodo
Child pornography
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
Threats of violence
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.
Why the end of Google as we know it could be your biggest opportunity yet - ZDNet
Insider trading
And much, much more.
HIPAA violations
Terroristic threats
Fraud
Trade secrets
Solar 'cannonballs' may have stripped Mars of its water, long-awaited study reveals - Live Science
Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.