If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 17.06.2025 05:33

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.
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.
Terroristic threats
I dreamt my mother had died and I cried so much in my dream. What does it mean?
False advertising
Threats of violence
Insurrection
Have you ever had sex with sisters?
Fraud
Insider trading
Perjury
Where can Ukrainians go if they cannot have shelter and heating this winter?
Conspiracy
Revenge porn
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.
What is your juiciest sex story?
Child pornography
HIPAA violations
Trade secrets
What life lesson did you learn the hard way?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.
Would you let your son wear leggings to school?
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.
Revealing classified information