If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 06:20
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.
Child pornography
Trade secrets
Insider trading
HIPAA violations
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.
Are there any penalties for bestiality in the USA and laws prohibiting it?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.
What do you like about McDonald's?
False advertising
Conspiracy
Insurrection
And much, much more.
Revenge porn
Fraud
What thing happened to you as a child that you haven’t let go of to this day?
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 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.
Is the Philippines PH a poor 3rd world or 4th world country forever and forever?
Perjury
Terroristic threats