If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 00:19

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.
Trade secrets
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Scientists create a two-dimensional carbon material eight times stronger than graphene - Earth.com
Terroristic threats
HIPAA violations
Child pornography
Mysterious fast radio bursts help astronomers pinpoint cosmic ‘missing’ matter - CNN
Revealing classified information
Revenge porn
False advertising
Robinhood Traders Playing S&P Index-Guessing Game Get Schooled - Bloomberg
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Belmont Stakes: Hill Road faces challenges beyond tough field - Horse Racing Nation
And much, much more.
Conspiracy
Perjury
Threats of violence
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.
Insurrection
What was your embarrassing moment in front of your father-in-law as an Indian daughter-in-law?
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.
Fraud