Logo

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

Last Updated: 21.06.2025 02:58

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

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.

No freedom is absolute.

Perjury

Do older women know what they want?

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

HIPAA violations

What kind of person does a narcissist hate?

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.

Conspiracy

False advertising

Whenever I write a novel, I struggle with the end, should I make it open? Should the good win or the bad win? Sometime I don't even have an ending, what should I do?

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.

Fraud

And much, much more.

What do you think of casting Emma Watson as the next James Bond?

Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

What caused the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential campaign to implode so horrifically?

Revealing classified information

Threats of violence

Insurrection

What are some reasons for the widespread dislike of President Trump? In your opinion, has he been a good or bad president?

Trade secrets

Child pornography