If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 26.06.2025 05:01

Perjury
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
My Wife Was With a New Man. The Moment I Saw His “Package” Still Haunts Me. - Slate Magazine
Threats of violence
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.
False advertising
Why am I sweating so much when I try to do anything?
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.
Terroristic threats
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
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
CBS Sports and Pac-12 extend partnership through the 2030-31 season - Pac-12 Conference
Insider trading
Conspiracy
Insurrection
Pregnant women warned against using weight-loss jabs - BBC
No freedom is absolute.
Trade secrets
Fraud
HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Casts 9 More Roles, Including Draco Malfoy - The Hollywood Reporter
And much, much more.
HIPAA violations