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

Last Updated: 19.06.2025 17:48

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

Fraud

And much, much more.

Trade secrets

Why didn’t Obito confront Kakashi after he witnessed him kill Rin?

Conspiracy

Insurrection

False advertising

If everyone hates censorship so much, why do those “censorship-free” alternative social media sites always fail?

Child pornography

Revealing classified information

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

What caused the stock market to crash?

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.

Threats of violence

Terroristic threats

Fishing is a popular pastime on many US beaches. What is a type of saltwater fish commonly caught from piers or by wading (flounder, redfish, etc.)?

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.

Revenge porn

No freedom is absolute.

Why does he text me first but when I never text first he gets mad?

Perjury

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.

Why do gun lovers think their right to own a weapon supercedes everyone else's right to be safe and not be shot?

Insider trading

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.