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

12.06.2025 11:30

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

Terroristic threats

Trade secrets

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.

Why are white women dating more black guys than ever?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

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Fraud

HIPAA violations

Revenge porn

Why would the state lie about the Earth's shape? We know that it's flat, but why do they lie and tell us that it is a sphere?

Conspiracy

Child pornography

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.

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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

False advertising

Are MAGA the "useful idiots" for the radical-right billionaires like Charles Koch and Elon Musk?

Insurrection

And much, much more.

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.

Why do I sweat so much at the gym?

Revealing classified information

Perjury