If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
11.06.2025 18:22

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
False advertising
How do I get my body in shape?
Revenge porn
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.
Perjury
How did Kate Mulgrew feel about Jeri Ryan joining the cast of Star Trek: Voyager?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
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.
In what circumstances might a chaperone be appropriate for a medical examination?
And much, much more.
Trade secrets
Child pornography
Terroristic threats
Fraud
Insurrection
Why did Sumire's summoning Nue act strangely in response to Kawaki's karma?
HIPAA violations
Insider trading
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.
Can the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) be reversed?
Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.