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

16.06.2025 00:19

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

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.

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

I’m worried I have a bat bite on my hand, I have two small marks about 1 cm apart. I haven’t been in contact with a bat but I’m worried about at night. My fingers have a slight tingling sensation and my arm feels cold but isn’t. Am I ok?

Insurrection

False advertising

And much, much more.

Do interviewers discriminate against a candidate if he or she is overweight (assuming physical fitness is NOT part of the job requirements)?

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

Threats of violence

Why would my ex block me after I blocked him?

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Is it normal to hate my dog, but feel too guilty to get rid of him?

Revealing classified information

Perjury

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.

The Xbox Games Showcase was great, but there were at least 5 games I wanted to see that never showed - Windows Central

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.

Fraud

Child pornography

Why does it matter so much to atheists that God doesn't exist?

HIPAA violations

No freedom is absolute.

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