If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 08:16
Perjury
Child pornography
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.
Terroristic threats
Conspiracy
Midea is recalling its U-shaped air conditioners because of potential mold growth - The Verge
Revenge porn
And much, much more.
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.
Suspect in custody after 11 stabbed at Oregon homeless services provider - NBC News
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
Revealing classified information
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.
False advertising
Trade secrets
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Fraud
Threats of violence
Target and Walmart tariff price hikes leak online from an unlikely source - Mashable
No freedom is absolute.
HIPAA violations