If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 17.06.2025 03:28
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
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
Conspiracy
Insurrection
Threats of violence
Terroristic threats
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
How can I get over a break up?
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.
And much, much more.
Fraud
Why are Capri cigarettes so expensive?
No freedom is absolute.
Child pornography
Insider trading
Is anal sex allowed in Islam? It's not written anywhere in the Quran whether it's forbidden or not.
Perjury
HIPAA violations
Trade secrets
Why do men like to suck another man’s dick?
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.
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.