If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 26.06.2025 07:18
Child pornography
Insurrection
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.
Does eating bread before bed make you fat? If so, why?
False advertising
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Perjury
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.
Revealing classified information
HIPAA violations
Revenge porn
Insider trading
6 million Chickens Dead and Counting - Daily Kos
Trade secrets
Conspiracy
Threats of violence
Patriots OTAs takeaways: Drake Maye rises, Stefon Diggs returns, rookie WR shines - Boston Herald
And much, much more.
Terroristic threats
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Feds poised to approve SpaceX’s takeover of another military launch pad - Ars Technica
Fraud
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.