If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 16.06.2025 03:45
HIPAA violations
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.
Fraud
Can you show pictures of your penis, big or small?
Child pornography
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
Why would a girl not want you to know she has a crush on you?
No freedom is absolute.
And much, much more.
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.
Is the Chinese economy currently collapsing? If not, what could potentially cause it to collapse?
False advertising
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
Terroristic threats
Threats of violence
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Revenge porn
Insider trading
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Why aren't you a Trump supporter?
Insurrection
Perjury