Logo

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

Last Updated: 23.06.2025 00:00

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

And much, much more.

Terroristic threats

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.

Meta Agreed to Pay up for Scale AI but Then Wanted More for Its Money - The Information

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.

Perjury

Why do good-looking men date homely women?

HIPAA violations

Insurrection

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.

Dollar General CEO turns heads with earnings-call comments - TheStreet

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

False advertising

Conspiracy

Fog of trade war hangs over economy, but the Fed still has to make a forecast. Here’s what it’s faces. - MarketWatch

Threats of violence

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.

Insider trading

Will MAGATS boycott Taylor Swift now that she and Travis are supporting Harris?

Revenge porn

No freedom is absolute.

Fraud

Terraforming Mars: Scientists Reveal the 3-Step Plan to Breathe Life Into a Dead Planet - SciTechDaily

Child pornography

Revealing classified information