If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 06:41
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.
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Insider trading
Child pornography
And much, much more.
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Trade secrets
Fraud
Terroristic threats
Do all you people that took the "jab" feel lied to yet?
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.
Conspiracy
Perjury
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False advertising
Insurrection
Revenge porn
How can I showcase AI usage, like OpenAI or Claude AI, in my job application process?
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.
HIPAA violations
Revealing classified information
Saepe ut vero explicabo illo hic aspernatur.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Threats of violence