If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
16.06.2025 02:16
Terroristic threats
Perjury
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
Threats of violence
Insider trading
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.
Why was Boromir corrupted by the One Ring, but not Faramir in The Lord of the Rings?
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.
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.
How much of lounge pianists playing is from repertoire, and how much is improvised?
Revenge porn
Conspiracy
Fraud
False advertising
Insurrection
Child pornography
Revealing classified information
And much, much more.