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 00:49

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.

False advertising

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.

Why do some people have sex with dogs?

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.

Insider trading

Threats of violence

How did China invent gunpowder but it was the European nations that went out and “conquered the world using firearms”?

No freedom is absolute.

Insurrection

Perjury

How do you handle your mother-in-law after you heard her talking badly about you in the next room?

Trade secrets

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.

Fraud

As a woman, what would be you response to a male friend’s offer of a full body massage?

Terroristic threats

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information

Have you ever had sex with your mother-in-law? If so, how was it and did your wife ever find out?

HIPAA violations

Child pornography

Conspiracy

Why do narcissists avoid talking about the real issues?

And much, much more.

Revenge porn