If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
15.06.2025 00:13
Perjury
Insurrection
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.
Have you ever had your crush reject you, and then later you all dated and married?
Threats of violence
Fraud
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Why is social media so anti-fee speech, and have they become total BS?
Trade secrets
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.
Terroristic threats
Have you ever had sex with your female cousin? How did it start?
Revealing classified information
HIPAA violations
No freedom is absolute.
Have you ever been instructed/forced to crossdress for the benefit of others?
Insider trading
Conspiracy
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.
What is one small habit that has transformed your life in unexpected ways?
Revenge porn
Child pornography
False advertising
What was your best unexpected reunion with your childhood best friend?
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.