If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 07:00
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.
Terroristic threats
Revenge porn
Why would you think you're fit to be a model?
No freedom is absolute.
Insurrection
False advertising
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
Have you ever accidentally seen your mother-in-law doing something that was private to her?
HIPAA violations
Perjury
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.
How can fashion design be used to make a political statement in popular culture, and society?
Threats of violence
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
Will you share your wife? Can she take both of us at the same time?
And much, much more.
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
Do Republicans give permission to Democrats to vote for any candidate except for Kamala Harris?
Child pornography
Fraud