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

13.06.2025 06:26

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

No freedom is absolute.

Revealing classified information

Insider trading

What movies have not aged well?

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.

Trade secrets

Conspiracy

How do the Sola Scrptura folks react to the Dead Sea Scrolls and other more recent discoveries of ancient Biblical texts not among those canonized by Martin Luther?

HIPAA violations

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.

Child pornography

Why do flat Earthers run away like whipped dogs with their tails between their legs when asked simple questions that expose their delusions as fantasy?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Threats of violence

And much, much more.

Hey girls can we see some anal play?

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.

False advertising

Insurrection

Why do atheists want to see God so badly?

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

Terroristic threats

What are the reasons behind Europeans preferring to visit third world countries over taking holidays in their own continent?

Fraud

Revenge porn