If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 23.06.2025 01:28
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.
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.
Revenge porn
This couple paid $19M for 2 Jersey Shore houses. Then they demolished them. - NJ.com
Insider trading
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
Angelina Jolie’s Daughter Shiloh Debuts New Name for Choreography Work - Just Jared
HIPAA violations
Threats of violence
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.
Artificial Intelligence Is Unlocking the Secrets of Black Holes - WIRED
Trade secrets
Terroristic threats
Perjury
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No freedom is absolute.
Child pornography
False advertising
Why did Sumire's summoning Nue act strangely in response to Kawaki's karma?
Insurrection
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Fraud
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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.
And much, much more.