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

11.06.2025 04:56

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

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.

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Why are details for questions here on Quora so limited? I have an account here on Quora and Yahoo Answers. I like discussing different subjects.

Insider trading

False advertising

Terroristic threats

How did your marriage end?

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.

Conspiracy

How did you know you weren't the narc?

Fraud

Trade secrets

Revenge porn

Fresh iPhone 17 leak gives first close-up look at next-gen Apple smartphones - Mashable

Perjury

Child pornography

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.

Taraji P. Henson says Hollywood went silent after her Oscar nod—until Tyler Perry called - TheGrio

Revealing classified information

Threats of violence

No freedom is absolute.

Wall Street warns Trump aides the GOP tax bill could jolt bond markets - The Washington Post

And much, much more.

Insurrection