If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 29.06.2025 01:10

Child pornography
No freedom is absolute.
Terroristic threats
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.
Revenge porn
Trade secrets
How humpback whales are playfully communicating with humans, according to scientists - ABC News
And much, much more.
Insider trading
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Target and Walmart tariff price hikes leak online from an unlikely source - Mashable
False advertising
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.
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.
Conspiracy
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.
Revealing classified information
Insurrection
Threats of violence
Perjury
Are you able to lie, even though you have Aspergers?
HIPAA violations
Fraud