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

12.06.2025 01:12

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

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

Fraud

How often do you watch the news on TV?

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.

Perjury

False advertising

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

Conspiracy

A kid threw a stone at my car. I confronted his mom (who was nearby). She said, "You can't prove it was my son." How should I have reacted?

Threats of violence

No freedom is absolute.

Trade secrets

What is the best technique for inserting a tampon into one’s anus?

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.

Revenge porn

Insider trading

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Child pornography

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.

Insurrection

Why are white women so hard to date?

Terroristic threats

And much, much more.