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

08.06.2025 03:49

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

Trade secrets

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Fraud

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And much, much more.

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.

How do you handle your mother-in-law after you heard her talking badly about you in the next room?

Conspiracy

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.

False advertising

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Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

No freedom is absolute.

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Terroristic threats

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.

Child pornography

How do you take your erotic photos and how do you choose the poses?

Insurrection

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

What are your political and economic beliefs? How did you form them, especially in comparison to those who hold opposing views?

HIPAA violations

Perjury