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

Last Updated: 17.06.2025 00:57

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

False advertising

Insider trading

Fraud

What role did China play in the signing of the "Beijing Declaration" between Fatah and Hamas? What other information is worth noting for talks among Palestinian factions in Beijing?

Conspiracy

Revealing classified information

No freedom is absolute.

I found out I have cancer—I have not told my family. We can’t afford the treatment anyway. Should I just say nothing and let nature take its course?

Child pornography

Threats of violence

Trade secrets

Is it true that schizophrenia can sometimes be a demonic attack or black magic?

Perjury

Revenge porn

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Why do subpar women think that they are nines and tens?

Terroristic threats

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.

Do women like watching men sucking men?

HIPAA violations

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.

And much, much more.

Which scene is considered the most difficult to watch in each of Quentin Tarantino's movies?

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.

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.