If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 04:59
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.
Threats of violence
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 I do if a girl whom I love asks me to be her friend?
Conspiracy
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.
Child pornography
Who is the greatest light welterweight boxer of all time?
Insider trading
No freedom is absolute.
False advertising
In the TV show Supernatural, why is God portrayed as cruel?
And much, much more.
Revenge porn
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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.
Terroristic threats
Trade secrets
Why am I more attracted to black men?
Fraud
Perjury
HIPAA violations
Why is it common for guys to sleep with 10-20 women then marry a good girl?
Revealing classified information
Insurrection