If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 16.06.2025 09:21
Conspiracy
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.
Can you write a letter to your first love without mentioning his/her name?
Trade secrets
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.
Insider trading
Revealing classified information
Perjury
Fraud
What are the best examples of reverse psychology?
Terroristic threats
False advertising
Insurrection
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
Revenge porn
Should India conduct another air strike to attack Pakistan over the Pahalgam attack?
And much, much more.
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
Is it wise to SECRETLY expose a narcissist by telling others that he/she is a covert narcissist?
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.
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.