If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
08.06.2025 07:28
Child pornography
Revealing classified information
False advertising
High-Average, Low-Slugging Hitters Are Back, and Baseball Is Better for It - Sports Illustrated
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.
Revenge porn
Fraud
Will you share your wife? Can she take both of us at the same time?
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.
Trade secrets
Scottie Scheffler’s wife reveals infant son’s bathroom mishap during Memorial win - New York Post
Perjury
Insider trading
Threats of violence
Conspiracy
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
Scientists Uncover Giant Spiders That Once Terrorized Jurassic Earth - The Daily Galaxy
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.
Insurrection
Terroristic threats
Has anyone liked being made a cocksucker?
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.
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.