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

13.06.2025 06:08

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

Child pornography

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.

Revenge porn

Is it true that all men want a woman who looks like an Instagram “model”?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insurrection

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.

At what stage in your life did you realize, "No, I can't do this any more" and walk out? Why?

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.

Conspiracy

Perjury

How do I stop my 12-year-old daughter from crying herself to sleep? I have punished her and she still does it.

False advertising

HIPAA violations

Fraud

Should women be allowed in “combat roles” within the military?

Threats of violence

Terroristic threats

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.

Why do I sweat a great deal while exercising the same on some days and not so much on others?

No freedom is absolute.

Revealing classified information

Trade secrets

Why do I smell bad even though I have good hygiene?

Insider trading

And much, much more.