If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 11:28

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.
Terroristic threats
Revealing classified information
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Child pornography
Insurrection
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.
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Conspiracy
HIPAA violations
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.
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Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Trade secrets
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.
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No freedom is absolute.
Fraud
Threats of violence
Why do most people care so much about what others think? Are they afraid of society norms?
False advertising
Revenge porn
Insider trading
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And much, much more.
Perjury