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

14.06.2025 23:58

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

HIPAA violations

Insider trading

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.

How exactly do things get smuggled into prison? Does the sender hide it inside something else very well? Does someone put it in their butt? Do the prisoners make deals with the officers?

No freedom is absolute.

Revenge porn

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 does my penis look like a mushroom when it gets big?

Insurrection

Conspiracy

Fraud

When did bestiality first occur to you and how did it happen the first time? Was it a deliberate decision or it just happened and you allowed it?

Revealing classified information

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

Is it sinful for Christians to look at beautiful women?

False advertising

Threats of violence

Child pornography

Why don’t people want the American Dream anymore - marriage, kids, a dog, and the white picket fence?

And much, much more.

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.

Who was the actor least deserving of an Academy Award?

Terroristic threats

Perjury