If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 01:51

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.
Revenge porn
Trade secrets
If sea levels were rising, wouldn't the acreage of coastal salt marshes increase? Are they?
False advertising
Perjury
And much, much more.
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.
Child pornography
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
Conspiracy
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 it possible to revive a dead person in real life with black magic?
No freedom is absolute.
Insider trading
Threats of violence
What is your favourite summer outfit? Why?
Revealing classified information
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
Has anyone ever made you take off your shirt?
Insurrection
Terroristic threats