If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 01:11
HIPAA violations
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.
Revealing classified information
Why do doctors refuse HRT to menopausal women but hand them out to trans people?
No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence
Conspiracy
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Terroristic threats
False advertising
Perjury
How did the Nazis figure out whether a person or community is 'Aryan' or not?
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.
Child pornography
And much, much more.
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Fraud
Revenge porn
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.
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.
Insurrection
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insider trading
Trade secrets