If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 15:51
Fraud
And much, much more.
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.
I Sampled All the Best Mushroom Gummies—Here’s What I Found - WIRED
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insurrection
Perjury
Phage therapy: I found a bacteria-eating virus in my loo - BBC
Revealing classified information
Trade secrets
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.
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.
HIPAA violations
Scientists are experimenting with a completely new approach to combat human aging - Earth.com
Terroristic threats
Child pornography
Conspiracy
Light Squeezed Out of Darkness in Surprising Quantum Simulation - ScienceAlert
Revenge porn
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 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
False advertising