If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 15:34

If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?

Perjury

Threats of violence

Insurrection

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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.

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.

Insider trading

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False advertising

Child pornography

HIPAA violations

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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.

Revealing classified information

Revenge porn

Dave Chappelle and Mo Amer on Politics and Comedy, SNL Monologues - Variety

Conspiracy

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Fraud

The sun's poles have flipped. A spacecraft is watching what happens next. - Mashable

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.

And much, much more.

Trade secrets

Israeli forces fire on people waiting for aid in Gaza, killing 25, witnesses and hospitals say - AP News

No freedom is absolute.

Terroristic threats