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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 13:36

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.

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

Why do people with trauma easily recognize other people with trauma through eye contact?

Insider trading

Terroristic threats

Fraud

Where did Kamala Harris learn how to change positions so quickly? Did she learn it from working in the world's oldest profession?

And much, much more.

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:

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Conspiracy

Revenge porn

Perjury

Who are the IT boys of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation in K-pop?

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.

False advertising

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.

Do empaths fall easier for abusive people?

No freedom is absolute.

Child pornography

Insurrection

I told my 13-year-old daughter that she should never start a fight, but has my permission to end it. She got suspended for ending a fight that some other girl picked with her by hitting her then retreating. How do I handle the school’s response?

Threats of violence

Trade secrets