If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 01:24

No freedom is absolute.
Perjury
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 can I decorate my house creatively?
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.
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.
Terroristic threats
Revealing classified information
Insurrection
Why do so many guys love anime girls?
Child pornography
False advertising
Trade secrets
Fraud
Threats of violence
HIPAA violations
Is dating in college necessary? Why and why not?
And much, much more.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insider trading
Is the Las Vegas Grand Prix considered one of the "premier events on the Formula 1 calendar?"
Conspiracy
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.