If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 26.06.2025 09:44
Fraud
Insider trading
HIPAA violations
What's your take on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? How has it affected you?
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Child pornography
Apple issues urgent warning to all 1.8 billion iPhone users - ladbible.com
And much, much more.
Trade secrets
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.
Is it right to visit any shrine or tomb in Islam?
No freedom is absolute.
Perjury
Insurrection
What should we make of Taiwan's move to erase the category "Han" from its official information page?
Conspiracy
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.
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
Revealing classified information
Terroristic threats
US Steel Sale to Nippon Steel Poised To Close After Trump Deal - Bloomberg.com
False advertising
Revenge porn