If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 19.06.2025 15:52
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.
Insider trading
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Is it okay for a wife who comes home from a date to tell her husband what she did?
Threats of violence
False advertising
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.
What is the kinkiest thing you and your sex partner have done in bed?
No freedom is absolute.
Fraud
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.
Why did the UK Supreme Court rule that transgender women are not women?
Conspiracy
Insurrection
HIPAA violations
What legal actions can be taken if a neighbor's unleashed dog causes harm or injury?
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
Trade secrets
Is it possible to become homeless after being released from jail or prison in the United States?
And much, much more.
Child pornography
Perjury
Terroristic threats
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.