If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 17.06.2025 12:28

Insurrection
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
Scientists map how alcohol changes bodily sensations - PsyPost
HIPAA violations
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Perjury
Insider trading
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.
Terroristic threats
What transforms the philosophical intellect?
Revenge porn
Conspiracy
Fraud
Is the media protecting Kamala Harris?
No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence
And much, much more.
Trade secrets
False advertising
Child pornography
Why are people saying that Trump is fat when he is an athletic 6 foot 3 and 215 pounds?
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.
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.