If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 17.06.2025 00:12

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.
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.
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
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
How are you spending your best time?
Trade secrets
Insurrection
False advertising
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.
Revenge porn
And much, much more.
Is love natural, or is it somehow created?
Perjury
HIPAA violations
Conspiracy
What’s the best way to get over someone you love?
Insider trading
Threats of violence
Fraud
Why are people saying that Trump is fat when he is an athletic 6 foot 3 and 215 pounds?
Terroristic threats
No freedom is absolute.