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

13.06.2025 02:34

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

Trade secrets

Conspiracy

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Can you write a letter to your first love without mentioning his/her name?

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.

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.

Threats of violence

Why do you think Democrat favorability ratings are so low?

Child pornography

False advertising

Insider trading

Diet Sodas May Actually Be Raising Your Diabetes Risk, New Study Says - EatingWell

Terroristic threats

HIPAA violations

And much, much more.

What do you think hell is like?

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.

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.

My stepmother has banned me from the family. Can she legally keep me from going to my father's funeral?

Revenge porn

Perjury

Fraud

Time (physics): Who started counting our current time or is it just "set" by some scientific measure?

No freedom is absolute.

Insurrection