Logo

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

10.06.2025 10:20

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

Insider trading

Insurrection

Revenge porn

Who is the beast of Revelation 13?

HIPAA violations

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.

Threats of violence

Tucker Barnhart Elects Free Agency - MLB Trade Rumors

Child pornography

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.

Terroristic threats

How can I get a girlfriend? I am 26.

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.

False advertising

Summer Game Fest June 2025: Everything announced - Eurogamer

Revealing classified information

Fraud

No freedom is absolute.

Scientists identify two global ocean bands heating at record rates - Earth.com

Conspiracy

Trade secrets

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.

Your TRICARE Checklist for Moving - TRICARE Newsroom (.mil)

Perjury

Freedom of speech does not apply to: