If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 01:40
Terroristic threats
Perjury
And much, much more.
False advertising
Threats of violence
Trade secrets
Why can't white people just surrender their white privilege?
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.
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Revenge porn
Child pornography
Fraud
Why, after a divorce, would one still want to ruin the other one’s life?
HIPAA violations
Insurrection
Conspiracy
How likely is it to make a living out of being a window cleaner in a Nordic country?
Revealing classified information
Insider trading
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 caused North Korea to go poor when at first it was rich?
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: