If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
16.06.2025 01:58

Perjury
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.
Insider trading
What are you wearing under your clothes today?
Revenge porn
False advertising
Fraud
Child pornography
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.
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.
Threats of violence
Republicans, why do you support Kamala Harris over Donald Trump?
No freedom is absolute.
Conspiracy
HIPAA violations
Is it true that Jehovah's witnesses once thought the world would end in 1975?
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
I always feel very tired after I do some exercises, even after a night's sleep. What's the problem?
Terroristic threats
Insurrection