If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 02:40

HIPAA violations
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.
Perjury
Terroristic threats
Child pornography
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Revenge porn
And much, much more.
What is the funniest joke you've been told that you still think about to this day?
Insider trading
False advertising
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.
Reddit user surprised when 1960s computer panel emerged from collapsed family garage - Ars Technica
Fraud
Threats of violence
Trade secrets
The Best ‘Final Fantasy’ References in Its Huge ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Crossover - Gizmodo
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.
Conspiracy
Insurrection
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information