If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 01.07.2025 05:50

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.
HIPAA violations
False advertising
What are some great short jokes?
Insurrection
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.
Perjury
At least 32 Zotac RTX 5090 buyers at Micro Center find only backpacks inside the boxes - TechSpot
Terroristic threats
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Sly Stone: Funk Revolutionary - The Free Press
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.
Fraud
Trade secrets
Psychopathic individuals recognize unfairness but are less likely to punish it - PsyPost
And much, much more.
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
Revenge porn
Threats of violence
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Child pornography
Insider trading