If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 11:22
Insurrection
HIPAA violations
Insider trading
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Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Fraud
Terroristic threats
I have the power to talk to aliens through using telepathy. Why do people think I'm crazy?
Revenge porn
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.
Revealing classified information
Have you ever accidentally seen your mother-in-law doing something that was private to her?
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.
False advertising
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.
President Trump kicked Zelensky out of the White House. Is it over for a deal?
Threats of violence
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, shuts down to sound the alarm on mass tourism - PBS
Trade secrets
Child pornography
Perjury
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.
Conspiracy