If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 06:26
HIPAA violations
False advertising
Revenge porn
What was the craziest place that you had sex with someone in public?
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.
Insider trading
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.
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
I’m 17 and looking for a girl. What do I do?
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.
Fraud
Perjury
Doesn't Musk hire Security for his Tesla dealerships?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Threats of violence
Terroristic threats
Can you share something that captivates you, whether it's an idea, a discovery, or an invention?
Conspiracy
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Insurrection
Child pornography