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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 16:06

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

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.

Conspiracy

Fraud

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HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Child pornography

Is it okay if I sleep with my brother without my husband knowing?

Perjury

False advertising

No freedom is absolute.

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Revenge porn

And much, much more.

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.

What was the craziest place that you had sex with someone in public?

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.

Revealing classified information

Threats of violence

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Terroristic threats

Insider trading

Insurrection

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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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