If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
16.06.2025 03:30
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.
Trade secrets
HIPAA violations
Google Is Now Rolling Out AI Mode In The US - Search Engine Roundtable
No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
Fraud
Conspiracy
How many girls or guys keep extra pantyhose in their glove box or console of their vehicle?
Insurrection
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.
Is it just me, or do we all hate Sasuke from Naruto?
Revenge porn
False advertising
Terroristic threats
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.
Child pornography
Insider trading
New paper pushes back on Apple’s LLM ‘reasoning collapse’ study - 9to5Mac
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.
Perjury