If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 10:28
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.
Fraud
Insider trading
Insurrection
Child pornography
Conspiracy
How do you get a teenage boy to care about hygiene?
HIPAA violations
False advertising
Threats of violence
Why do some children hate their parents?
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Perjury
Is visiting holy shrines (dargahs) or graves haraam in Islam?
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
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.
Why would you think you're fit to be a model?
Trade secrets
And much, much more.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
What did Rama tell Sita about Kaliyug?
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.