If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 17.06.2025 07:25
No freedom is absolute.
Child pornography
Insurrection
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.
Terroristic threats
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.
Why do British people always write "xxx" after their names?
Threats of violence
And much, much more.
Revenge porn
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Perjury
Insider trading
Why do some people have loving parents and some do not?
Trade secrets
Conspiracy
Fraud
Has anyone ever worn leather pants? Are they comfortable?
Revealing classified information
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.
False advertising
Is anal sex allowed in Islam? It's not written anywhere in the Quran whether it's forbidden or not.
HIPAA violations
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.