If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
16.06.2025 06:18
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.
And much, much more.
False advertising
What is the Replika app, and how does it work?
Perjury
Conspiracy
Insurrection
Child pornography
Revealing classified information
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.
I dreamt my mother had died and I cried so much in my dream. What does it mean?
HIPAA violations
Trade secrets
Terroristic threats
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.
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Fraud
Why was Nietzsche against essentialism?
Revenge porn
Insider trading