If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
11.06.2025 04:49
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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.
Child pornography
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Cosmic Dawn with Nobel Laureate John Mather - NASA (.gov)
HIPAA violations
And much, much more.
Insurrection
Perjury
False advertising
Insider trading
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.
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.
Terroristic threats
NASA Mars Orbiter Captures Volcano Peeking Above Morning Cloud Tops - NASA (.gov)
Conspiracy
Trade secrets
Fraud
Haunting Image Shows The Moon Deimos From The Surface of Mars - ScienceAlert
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.