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

10.06.2025 00:04

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

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.

Revealing classified information

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Threats of violence

Terroristic threats

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.

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Conspiracy

False advertising

HIPAA violations

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insurrection

Trade secrets

Why do men choose to marry a plain Jane woman over a pretty woman?

No freedom is absolute.

Insider trading

Fraud

Did you ever receive genuine remarks from a medium regarding your deceased relative with information that the medium could never normally know?

Perjury

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.

What do you think about wearing sheer pantyhose?

Revenge porn

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.