If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 03:57

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
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.
Owen Wilson Brings Clever, Funny “Stick” in Under Par - Roger Ebert
Perjury
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.
Terroristic threats
Amazon launches new R&D group focused on agentic AI and robotics - TechCrunch
Conspiracy
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.
HIPAA violations
Who has experienced what they called a happy accident (bestiality)?
No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence
False advertising
Kelp forest collapse alters food web and energy dynamics in the Gulf of Maine - Phys.org
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
Fraud
Why did Sumire's summoning Nue act strangely in response to Kawaki's karma?
Insurrection
Trade secrets
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Child pornography
And much, much more.