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

Last Updated: 03.07.2025 01:09

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

Terroristic threats

Threats of violence

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.

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Revealing classified information

And much, much more.

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.

How do professional musicians handle their equipment during gigs? Do they bring their own or use the venue's sound system?

Child pornography

Fraud

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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HIPAA violations

Insurrection

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.

How do I confess to my crush who had a traumatic past with his previous partner without losing the friendship?

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

No freedom is absolute.

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Revenge porn

Trade secrets

Conspiracy

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Perjury

Insider trading