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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 00:52

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

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

Revenge porn

Is the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting a preview of what the US is going to do to Taiwan?

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.

HIPAA violations

My cantankerous beagle is very badly behaved at the dog park and always starts barking at the other dogs. Would pepper spray be an effective method to correct his inappropriate behavior?

Insider trading

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.

Threats of violence

Why do ugly men flirt with girls that are really hot?

Perjury

Revealing classified information

Terroristic threats

How was cancer treatment different in the US and the UK?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Trade secrets

No freedom is absolute.

Why do people turn a blind eye to bad behaviour if someone is very good looking? Whereas if someone is ugly, they get harshly judged for everything?

Child pornography

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.

Why am I sweating so much at night even though my room is really cold?

False advertising

Fraud