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

15.06.2025 08:50

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.

Terroristic threats

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.

Are there girls here who like group sex?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revenge porn

Insurrection

Would you raise your children like your parents raised you?

HIPAA violations

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.

Trade secrets

Why do I randomly start sweating a lot in public (while waiting in line, in a new class, etc.) then start sweating more because I’m embarrassed that I’m sweating so much? Is this social anxiety?

Child pornography

Revealing classified information

And much, much more.

What do all Indian parents have in common?

False advertising

Perjury

Conspiracy

Why are Americans obese? Is it the food or is it the psychology?

Threats of violence

Fraud

Insider trading

What is the reason for the high rate of unmarried individuals in America, particularly among males?

No freedom is absolute.

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.