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

Last Updated: 30.06.2025 06:44

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

Child pornography

Insurrection

Revealing classified information

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Fraud

Threats of violence

HIPAA violations

How do I write a character’s physical description without it feeling unnatural and clunky? I’m able to describe their hair and body relatively easily because my writing puts emphasis on small movements and fidgeting, but I can’t describe faces.

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Conspiracy

GM has another affordable EV in the works and it’s not the next-gen Chevy Bolt - Electrek

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.

False advertising

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.

Ask Ethan: What would the Universe be like without dark matter? - Big Think

Perjury

Insider trading

Trade secrets

How can you determine if you are eating enough while trying to lose weight? Can consuming too little food slow down metabolism and impede fat loss?

Revenge porn

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

And much, much more.

My Roommate Has Way Too Many Girlfriends. I Have a Devious Solution to End His Philandering. - Slate Magazine

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.

Terroristic threats