If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 01:47

If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?

HIPAA violations

Perjury

False advertising

U.S. Home Sellers Are Sitting on Nearly $700 Billion Worth of Listings, an All-Time High - Redfin

Insider trading

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Fraud

How can I earn money through OnlyFans?

And much, much more.

Insurrection

Revenge porn

Watch: Moment crowd boos and cheers Trump at Kennedy Center - BBC

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.

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.

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.

A Japanese lander crashed on the Moon after losing track of its location - Ars Technica

Terroristic threats

Conspiracy

Revealing classified information

How are max different from medical and minimum security prisons?

No freedom is absolute.

Trade secrets

Child pornography

Why would my husband cheat on me with an ugly fat woman?

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