If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 00:50
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.
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.
Perjury
False advertising
Fraud
Terroristic threats
If you believe in God, do you think God can save you from cancer?
Revealing classified information
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.
Insurrection
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Insider trading
Conspiracy
Child pornography
HIPAA violations
Threats of violence
Revenge porn
And much, much more.
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Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Trade secrets