If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
11.06.2025 12:25
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.
Perjury
Child pornography
Insurrection
And much, much more.
What should I do? I'm 17 and I'm dating a 23-year-old guy.
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Revenge porn
How can I fall asleep fast at night?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Conspiracy
Fraud
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Insider trading
Revealing classified information
Terroristic threats
Why can’t the British eat or drink anything unless they place a table cloth on the table first?
Trade secrets
False advertising
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.
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Threats of violence
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.