If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 01:54

Fraud
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.
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.
Revenge porn
Perjury
Terroristic threats
Who has experienced what they called a happy accident (bestiality)?
Insider trading
Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.
Why is Eric Clapton so roundly disliked among guitarists?
False advertising
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.
Is the Shia claim true that Imam Ali was born inside the Kaaba?
Threats of violence
Insurrection
HIPAA violations
How do schizophrenia symptoms change throughout the day?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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.
Trade secrets
And much, much more.
Revealing classified information