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

13.06.2025 11:49

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

Terroristic threats

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.

Threats of violence

Can you share 100 facts about yourself?

Conspiracy

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Do you think a lot of sociopaths' parents kill themselves for having brought such disgusting evil into the world? How much shame and disgust must they carry?

Insider trading

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.

How do we greet in German, French, Spanish, and Italian?

Fraud

And much, much more.

Child pornography

Two University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researchers part of global team that discovered a new object in space - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations

Insurrection

Why do people think Mirko is boring in My Hero Academia?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Perjury

Revenge porn

Has anyone ever worn leather pants? Are they comfortable?

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.

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