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

Last Updated: 19.06.2025 11:52

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

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.

Fraud

Child pornography

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Perjury

Insurrection

Conspiracy

Why is squid ink safe to eat, while skunk spray is not? What makes the two liquids different from each other?

Revealing classified information

Terroristic threats

Trade secrets

Can you give an example of a documentary where the person telling the story believed it to be true, but it turned out to be false?

Threats of violence

No freedom is absolute.

HIPAA violations

How can the democrats say Mr. Trump is bad when he is already fixing this country again and he's not even president yet?

False advertising

Insider trading

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.

Is there a band whose members have been present for every one of their concerts?

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.

Revenge porn

And much, much more.

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.