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

10.06.2025 03:06

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

Revealing classified information

Trade secrets

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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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.

Fraud

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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Threats of violence

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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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Insurrection

HIPAA violations

Perjury

What should I do if I love someone who does not love me?

Revenge porn

Insider trading

Terroristic threats

Why are US customs agents so talkative? I cringed hard when a US customs agent asked me if I was on vacation. He doesn’t need to know why I went to another country as long as I am a U.S. citizen.

False advertising

And much, much more.

No freedom is absolute.

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Conspiracy

Child pornography