If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 00:11

Revealing classified information
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.
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
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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Insider trading
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.
No freedom is absolute.
UK has fingers in its ears over Trump’s defense threat - politico.eu
False advertising
Threats of violence
Insurrection
Patti LuPone stuns Broadway as The Apologizer - AV Club
Conspiracy
HIPAA violations
Terroristic threats
What topics are okay with you in comics and what topics should be totally off the table?
Revenge porn
Fraud
And much, much more.
Child pornography
Perjury