Logo

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

09.06.2025 11:13

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

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.

Perjury

Insurrection

NASA unexpectedly finds 'X-shaped structures' in Earth’s upper atmosphere, which they can’t fully explain - Earth.com

Insider trading

Conspiracy

And much, much more.

Why am I not getting any atheists to debate with? Are they scared?

Fraud

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.

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.

What song are you listening to right now? What does it mean to you?

Revealing classified information

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.

False advertising

Why do flat-earthers claim the 1967 photo of Earth from space was made with CGI, even though CGI didn't exist back then?

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

Can supporters of gun control explain the purpose behind a gun registry?

Terroristic threats

Child pornography

Revenge porn

Unclear if rock bottom, but Braves hit it anyway in 11-10 stunner loss - Battery Power

Trade secrets

Threats of violence