If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 11:22
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.
Threats of violence
Fraud
Can you DM your uncle’s wife for a video?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Child pornography
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.
What is a real life example of the Streisand Effect?
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.
Revenge porn
Perjury
As a woman, what would be you response to a male friend’s offer of a full body massage?
And much, much more.
Revealing classified information
False advertising
What does a passable feminine crossdresser look like?
Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.
Terroristic threats
Does being poor build better character than being born rich?
Trade secrets
HIPAA violations
Insurrection
What is it like to use a Fleshlight?
Insider trading
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.