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

13.06.2025 00:57

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

Conspiracy

Are the seasons in Ireland different from those in Scotland, England, and Wales? Or are they just milder versions of each other?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Fraud

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.

How do I convince flat earthers that the earth is round?

Trade secrets

Insider trading

Insurrection

What is your best gay fantasy?

Threats of violence

Revenge porn

Child pornography

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And much, much more.

Revealing classified information

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.

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

Perjury

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.

No freedom is absolute.

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False advertising

HIPAA violations