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

12.06.2025 01:03

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

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

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.

I'm pretty sure that my dog is transgender, how would I go about transitioning it?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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

Did you swallow cum the first time you sucked a penis?

No freedom is absolute.

Conspiracy

False advertising

Why would my ex block me after I blocked him?

And much, much more.

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.

Insurrection

He led George W. Bush's PEPFAR program to stop AIDS. Now he fears for its future - NPR

Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

Fraud

Scientists identify two global ocean bands heating at record rates - Earth.com

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.

Perjury

Threats of violence

What was your best sex experience that still makes you horny?

Child pornography

Trade secrets