If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 04:46
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
Perjury
Bank of America predicts major housing market changes are coming soon - TheStreet
And much, much more.
Terroristic threats
No freedom is absolute.
Warming climate may flip the script on the amount of CO₂ released by trees, study finds - Phys.org
Revenge porn
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.
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.
False advertising
Insurrection
Child pornography
Opinion: The secret to a longer life could be this old-fashioned English breakfast - MarketWatch
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.
Threats of violence
Insider trading
Biologists finally unravel the surprising story of how humans domesticated pigs - Earth.com
Fraud
Trade secrets
Conspiracy
Costco opens a whole new kind of store - TheStreet
Revealing classified information
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.