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

10.06.2025 18:40

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

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.

Conspiracy

Revealing classified information

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False advertising

Perjury

Trade secrets

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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.

No freedom is absolute.

HIPAA violations

Why would a person always be so tired?

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.

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.

Revenge porn

Why do some people feel down in summer, specifically in July and August? What could be the reasons behind this feeling of sadness during those months only?

And much, much more.

Child pornography

Insider trading

Is it true that all men want a woman who looks like an Instagram “model”?

Fraud

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Threats of violence

Is it wrong that I picked to be a Christian (as a teenager/14-year-old) even with knowing all of the information about other religions/atheism?

Insurrection

Terroristic threats