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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: 20.06.2025 01:03

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

Insurrection

False advertising

Revenge porn

What are some creepy bestiality-promoting questions obviously asked for sexual gratification?

Terroristic threats

No freedom is absolute.

Perjury

How do you like to be pegged?

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.

Fraud

Revealing classified information

If everyone hates censorship so much, why do those “censorship-free” alternative social media sites always fail?

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.

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.

Insider trading

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Conspiracy

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Threats of violence

How can a man clean his Soul?

HIPAA violations

Trade secrets

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.

What can I do to deal with disrespectful children?

And much, much more.

Child pornography