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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 06:40

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

Threats of violence

Revealing classified information

And much, much more.

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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.

Perjury

No freedom is absolute.

What type of crossdresser are you?

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.

Child pornography

HIPAA violations

How does a 45-year-old man get a girlfriend?

Terroristic threats

Fraud

Conspiracy

What should I do if I love a girl and she apparently doesn't love me?

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.

Insurrection

Insider trading

What is the experience of wearing a school uniform every day? Do people typically get used to it or dislike it?

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

False advertising

Why did the massacre of al-Dawayima Palestinian residents not have the same reverberations as the Deir Yasin massacre?

Revenge porn

Trade secrets