If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 01:27

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
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.
'Classmates threw Snickers at me to test my peanut anaphylaxis' - BBC
Terroristic threats
Child pornography
And much, much more.
What firsthand information do you have on prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse/rape?
Trade secrets
No freedom is absolute.
Insider trading
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.
HIPAA violations
Perjury
Becky Lynch wins the Intercontinental title at Money in the Bank - Cageside Seats
Insurrection
False advertising
Fraud
Ozempic has ‘very rare’ sight loss side effect, EU drugs regulator finds - politico.eu
Revenge porn
Threats of violence
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Conspiracy