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

14.06.2025 03:03

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.

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.

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Trade secrets

Threats of violence

What happens when you have paranoid schizophrenia?

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.

Conspiracy

No freedom is absolute.

How do people develop stage 4 cancer without noticing until it’s too late?

Fraud

Insider trading

And much, much more.

Why is Tiananmen Square censored?

Insurrection

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

Do Republicans give permission to Democrats to vote for any candidate except for Kamala Harris?

Child pornography

False advertising

Terroristic threats

Which country has the best and strictest legal system in the world?

Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations