If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
08.06.2025 03:56
Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.
HIPAA violations
After 70 years of the crappiest computers ever made, why does IBM exist?
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
Threats of violence
Teens like me, what are your expectations when entering adulthood?
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.
Child pornography
And much, much more.
Perjury
Revenge porn
Why am I so tired of the keto diet?
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.
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.
False advertising
Are Turks ashamed of their Islamic heritage?
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insurrection
Terroristic threats