If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 23.06.2025 10:51

Terroristic threats
Perjury
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.
What is your favourite colour and why?
Fraud
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.
False advertising
Men more likely than women to orgasm from anal penetration, study finds - PsyPost
And much, much more.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Child pornography
Animi velit error sapiente nihil.
Trade secrets
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.
Insider trading
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.
HIPAA violations
Threats of violence
A 2.6-Million-Pound Rock Thrown Inland… by a Monster Wave - The Daily Galaxy
Insurrection
Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information