If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 29.06.2025 06:06
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Perjury
HIPAA violations
Gold Climbs as Rising Geopolitical and Trade Tensions Aid Havens - Bloomberg.com
False advertising
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Log in to your Samsung account by the end of next month or forever hold your peace - Android Police
Insider trading
Child pornography
Terroristic threats
Scientists Discover Mysterious Human Lineage with No Descendants - The Daily Galaxy
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.
Insurrection
Fraud
If a female has XX chromosomes and a male has XY chromosomes, what chromosomes do transgenders have?
Threats of violence
And much, much more.
Trade secrets
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
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.
A chemical in acne medicine can help regenerate limbs - Yahoo
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.
Conspiracy