If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 15:34
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.
Child pornography
Perjury
Fraud
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
What do you do to make yourself sleep early?
HIPAA violations
Insider trading
And much, much more.
What does it mean if someone asks if it’s pink?
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.
Threats of violence
Insurrection
Trade secrets
No freedom is absolute.
Terroristic threats
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, shuts down to sound the alarm on mass tourism - PBS
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
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False advertising
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.