If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
08.06.2025 00:42
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Insider trading
Conspiracy
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.
Threats of violence
Revenge porn
Trade secrets
Perjury
What trains transport cars and passengers near Pompano Beach, Florida that goes to New York?
HIPAA violations
Insurrection
Child pornography
Why do people still think Michael Jackson was guilty?
Fraud
False advertising
And much, much more.
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
Microsoft lays off hundreds of WA workers, weeks after companywide cuts - The Seattle Times
Terroristic threats
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.