If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 04:30
Insider trading
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.
Trade secrets
How many boxes 600 x 400 x 200 go into a 20ft container?
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.
False advertising
Can I use the LEG PRESS to build muscle?
Perjury
Insurrection
Conspiracy
The Fog of Trade War Is Causing Confusion About Price Increases - WSJ
Revealing classified information
Fraud
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.
Sean Combs Trial: Possible Juror Dismissal and Mogul’s ‘Threatening’ Voice Notes - Rolling Stone
Threats of violence
Revenge porn
No freedom is absolute.
Child pornography
HIPAA violations
Terroristic threats
King Charles III pays respects to Air India crash victims at his annual birthday parade - PBS
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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.