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

12.06.2025 00:43

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

Revenge porn

Child pornography

No freedom is absolute.

What do you think hell is like?

Perjury

Trade secrets

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.

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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.

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.

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Fraud

Threats of violence

Insurrection

Someone said that Japanese girls fly to Los Angeles all the time to have fun with black men. Is that true?

Conspiracy

And much, much more.

Insider trading

If you could go back and rewrite the Legend of Korra, what would you change, and why?

Terroristic threats

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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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.

Revealing classified information