If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
08.06.2025 00:28
Terroristic threats
Insurrection
Threats of violence
Fraud
Revealing classified information
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.
Perjury
HIPAA violations
Japanese queue for hours as rice shortage deepens - Financial Times
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:
False advertising
I dreamt my mother had died and I cried so much in my dream. What does it mean?
Revenge porn
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.
Conspiracy
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.
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.
Google’s Pixel 10 phones will reportedly launch on August 13th - The Verge
Child pornography
Trade secrets