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

Last Updated: 22.06.2025 04:33

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

Child pornography

False advertising

Insurrection

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Terroristic threats

Perjury

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.

Why do unattractive men assume that a pretty woman like me want them?

Fraud

Conspiracy

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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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.

Revenge porn

No freedom is absolute.

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And much, much more.

Revealing classified information

Trade secrets

Many foreigners make fun of India by saying India is dirty and Indians are unhygienic. Are we really that bad?

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.

Insider trading

HIPAA violations

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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.