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

11.06.2025 00:27

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

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

False advertising

Threats of violence

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Perjury

Trade secrets

Insurrection

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No freedom is absolute.

Conspiracy

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.

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Fraud

Revenge porn

HIPAA violations

Why do gun owners feel the need to defend themselves with deadly weapons? Can they not just talk things out like civilized people do?

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

Revealing classified information

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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

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.

What disgusts you?

Child pornography

And much, much more.