If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
11.06.2025 15:27

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.
HIPAA violations
And much, much more.
Is it possible to permanently quit pornography?
Revenge porn
Threats of violence
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.
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s 500th Falcon launch; why did UK’s Reaction Engines fail? - Ars Technica
Fraud
Insurrection
Trade secrets
Why do people stay in cults after they have joined?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insider trading
No freedom is absolute.
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.
False advertising
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.
Conspiracy
Several people killed in school shooting in Austria's second biggest city, police say - NBC News
Child pornography
Perjury