If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 29.06.2025 00:19
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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.
Threats of violence
'Classmates threw Snickers at me to test my peanut anaphylaxis' - BBC
Terroristic threats
Insider trading
And much, much more.
McDonald’s bringing it’s own version of iconic dessert to its McFlurry menu - MLive.com
Revenge porn
Insurrection
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.
Tattle Life: Celebs say gossip forum ruined their lives. Now its owner has been unmasked - BBC
No freedom is absolute.
Conspiracy
Perjury
If atheists are so positive that there is no God, where is their proof that He does not exist?
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.
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
Trump puts U.S. Steel cart before the horse - Axios
Child pornography
Fraud
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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HIPAA violations
False advertising