If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
11.06.2025 10:17
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.
Child pornography
Insurrection
Ethane Exporter Says U.S. Won’t Allow Shipments to China - WSJ
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Perjury
Conspiracy
Nearly complete dinosaur skull reveals a new sauropod species from East Asia - Phys.org
Insider trading
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.
Subway owner buys mega-popular chicken chain in $1 billion deal - AL.com
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.
Trade secrets
Men are more likely than women to die of broken heart syndrome, study finds - CNN
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.
HIPAA violations
Revenge porn
Terroristic threats
False advertising
Threats of violence
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.