If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 01.07.2025 02:25
Fraud
Insurrection
Revealing classified information
AI alone cannot solve the productivity puzzle - Financial Times
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.
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.
HIPAA violations
No freedom is absolute.
Terroristic threats
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Do you think Putin wants peace with Ukraine, or does he want Ukraine?
Threats of violence
Perjury
Child pornography
False advertising
Conspiracy
Insider trading
How likely is it to make a living out of being a window cleaner in a Nordic country?
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.
And much, much more.
Revenge porn
It’s true, cutting calories will make you depressed - The Times
Trade secrets
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.