If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 27.06.2025 04:00
Threats of violence
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
Physicists create 'the world's smallest violin' using nanotechnology - Phys.org
Revealing classified information
Fraud
Trade secrets
More dental problems as you get older? Aging may not be the real reason - San Francisco Chronicle
Revenge porn
Child pornography
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.
Terroristic threats
Perjury
And much, much more.
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.
Insurrection
No freedom is absolute.
Hundreds of Mysterious Giant Viruses Discovered Lurking in The Ocean - ScienceAlert
Conspiracy
False advertising
Insider trading
Vera Rubin quarter coin released by US Mint - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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.
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.