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

08.06.2025 06:12

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

False advertising

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.

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.

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Terroristic threats

Perjury

Insider trading

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?

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.

Trade secrets

Insurrection

Do you think Japan will have same-sex marriage by 2030?

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.

HIPAA violations

Why have cell phones, the internet, and reality TV turned the world into a toilet, as this has not advanced us in any way?

Revealing classified information

Revenge porn

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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Threats of violence

Conspiracy

Fraud

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And much, much more.

No freedom is absolute.