If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
09.06.2025 05:18

Revealing classified information
Terroristic threats
HIPAA violations
Threats of violence
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Trade secrets
Conspiracy
Child pornography
Fraud
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
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.
Perjury
Why do many Hong Kong Chinese look different from the Han Chinese in mainland China?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
False advertising
Revenge porn
What caused North Korea to go poor when at first it was rich?
Insider trading
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.