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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: 20.06.2025 00:07

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

Insurrection

Perjury

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 don’t people want the American Dream anymore - marriage, kids, a dog, and the white picket fence?

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.

Conspiracy

Revealing classified information

The Witcher 4 is being developed with a ‘console-first’ mindset, CDPR devs say - Polygon

And much, much more.

Terroristic threats

False advertising

How do you know if your husband loves you truly and deeply?

HIPAA violations

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.

Insider trading

Are today’s baseball pitchers faster than a few years ago, or is it that radar guns have improved and get the pitch speed as it is released rather than as it reaches the plate?

Threats of violence

Revenge porn

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.

What should a young woman do to control sagging breasts?

No freedom is absolute.

Child pornography

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Why do older people have a hard time using technology?

Fraud

Trade secrets