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

Last Updated: 18.06.2025 01:09

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

HIPAA violations

Perjury

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Why did Britain steal Gibraltar from Spain?

Threats of violence

Child pornography

Insurrection

Liberals, why don't you like Conservatives?

Conspiracy

Trade secrets

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.

How come I can't stay sober?

Insider trading

Terroristic threats

Fraud

Is anal sex allowed in Islam? It's not written anywhere in the Quran whether it's forbidden or not.

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.

And much, much more.

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.

Is the Las Vegas Grand Prix considered one of the "premier events on the Formula 1 calendar?"

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

Revealing classified information

Is the Democrat party connected with organized crime in America?

No freedom is absolute.

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