If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
14.06.2025 00:04
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.
False advertising
Trade secrets
Which Shakespeare words have completely changed meaning in modern English?
Conspiracy
Terroristic threats
HIPAA violations
Why do North Indians, living in Bangalore, not bother to learn Kannada?
Perjury
And much, much more.
Threats of violence
Revealing classified information
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.
Insurrection
What is the reason for writing X^2 as XX instead of X*X?
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.
Fraud
Child pornography
Who is the most annoying character in the Office?
No freedom is absolute.
Insider trading
Revenge porn
Can you provide a list of cities named after animals and the animals they were named after?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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.