If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 24.06.2025 01:36
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.
And much, much more.
Revenge porn
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.
Terroristic threats
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
50 Cent Pledges to Prevent a Trump Pardon for Sean Combs: ‘I’m Gonna Reach Out’ - Rolling Stone
HIPAA violations
Insurrection
Insider trading
‘Gas station heroin’ is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts - WANE 15
False advertising
Threats of violence
Revealing classified information
Hantavirus, the disease that killed Gene Hackman's wife, is spreading - HOLA
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.
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.
Trade secrets
A Major American Egg Farm Just Lost 90% of its Chickens - Bloomberg
Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.
Fraud
Child pornography
Perjury