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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?

Insurrection

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.

Child pornography

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Revealing classified information

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.

Trade secrets

Is it true that in 2028 there will be a new AIDS variant that will wipe out all the LBGTQ+ people?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insider trading

Perjury

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Fraud

Revenge porn

And much, much more.

Why was the rock band Kiss so successful?

HIPAA violations

Terroristic threats

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.

What do people aim for when they meditate, and how do they do it properly?

Threats of violence

Conspiracy

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 are white men so obsessed with Asian women? I'm friends with people from all different backgrounds but I never see my other non-white male friends obsess over or talk about Asian women like I've seen the white ones do.

False advertising

No freedom is absolute.