If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 02:02
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.
HIPAA violations
Child pornography
How old is planet Earth? Is it 4.5 billion years old or 6,000 years old?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Trade secrets
Insurrection
Conspiracy
False advertising
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.
Can I use the LEG PRESS to build muscle?
Insider trading
And much, much more.
Terroristic threats
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Perjury
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.
What topics are okay with you in comics and what topics should be totally off the table?
Revenge porn
Fraud
Revealing classified information
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.