If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 21:25
And much, much more.
Insider trading
Perjury
How one of San Francisco's most successful new chains 'just kind of happened' - SFGATE
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
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.
Pac-12’s new media rights deal will feel familiar to San Diego State fans - San Diego Union-Tribune
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
How is Taylor Swift feeling after Trump’s landslide victory over Kamala Harris?
Insurrection
Fraud
Conspiracy
Terroristic threats
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.
Trade secrets
ISS Research & Development Conference Cancellation - NASA Watch
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.
Revenge porn
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.
Child pornography