If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
13.06.2025 00:28
HIPAA violations
Revenge porn
Trade secrets
Why do you allow your cat to lie in bed with you?
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Terroristic threats
Do conservative white women like black men?
No freedom is absolute.
And much, much more.
Insurrection
Revealing classified information
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
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.
Conspiracy
Why can't we send flat Earthers to space and show them the shape of Earth?
Child pornography
Insider trading
False advertising
What is the sluttiest thing your wife has ever done?
Threats of violence
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.