If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 16.06.2025 17:53
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.
Threats of violence
HIPAA violations
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.
Why are white women not interested in dating Asian men? Are they not attractive to you at all?
False advertising
Fraud
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.
How does it feel to be in a marriage without any love?
No freedom is absolute.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revenge porn
What are some examples of unofficial acts by presidents?
Insurrection
And much, much more.
Child pornography
How do you handle your mother-in-law after you heard her talking badly about you in the next room?
Revealing classified information
Perjury
Insider trading
Have you been with a stranger yet?
Conspiracy
Terroristic threats