If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
08.06.2025 14:14
Fraud
Perjury
False advertising
What is the estimated number of people with an extra X chromosome?
Insurrection
Revealing classified information
Trade secrets
Why did lobsters evolve bright colors if they are neither poisonous nor venomous?
Child pornography
Threats of violence
Revenge porn
Why is my ex trying to provoke an argument with me?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
No freedom is absolute.
Insider trading
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.
HIPAA violations
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.
What is the difference between the terms "Millennials" and "kids"?
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.
Conspiracy
And much, much more.
Doesn't Musk hire Security for his Tesla dealerships?
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.
Terroristic threats