If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 14:05

Insurrection
Revealing classified information
Threats of violence
Perjury
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Fraud
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.
Child pornography
HIPAA violations
Insider trading
False advertising
Why am I always so tired and I don't eat enough?
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.
And much, much more.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Conspiracy
Terroristic threats
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.
When did you realize that your childhood was not normal?
Trade secrets
Revenge porn