If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 01.07.2025 09:40

Perjury
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Insurrection
Insider trading
And much, much more.
Child pornography
False advertising
Revenge porn
Do Flat Earthers exist today? If so, where do they live?
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.
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.
Trade secrets
Physicists observe a new form of magnetism for the first time - Phys.org
Revealing classified information
Terroristic threats
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Do married men like sucking dick?
Conspiracy
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.
Fraud
Why do I sweat a great deal while exercising the same on some days and not so much on others?
HIPAA violations
Threats of violence