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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 03:54

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

Trade secrets

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

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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.

And much, much more.

Perjury

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Fraud

HIPAA violations

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Threats of violence

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.

Revenge porn

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Insurrection

Child pornography

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.

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Revealing classified information

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.

False advertising

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Conspiracy

No freedom is absolute.