If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
09.06.2025 02:29

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.
Revealing classified information
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.
Why do some men love sucking cocks?
Fraud
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.
Revenge porn
Threats of violence
Trade secrets
Perjury
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And much, much more.
HIPAA violations
Child pornography
Does the West have a defense against China's PL17 air-air missile?
Insurrection
False advertising
Terroristic threats
Why do Indian parents force their kids to do stuff?
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Why do you think it is bad to allow people to self-identify as a different gender?
Conspiracy
Insider trading