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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 18:33

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

Fraud

Perjury

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Why do people mourn when their leaders lose elections? Is it common for people to cry over events that are out of their control?

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.

Insider trading

And much, much more.

Can relationship issues cause depression?

Conspiracy

Insurrection

False advertising

Do you want to have an XXX chat?

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.

No freedom is absolute.

Revenge porn

Why are American university students fine with sharing a room?

Child pornography

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

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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.

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

Why do some people never get to on a date even though they wanted to? Are they just too ugly and weird for everybody?

Terroristic threats

Trade secrets