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

12.06.2025 02:17

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

Perjury

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.

Revealing classified information

Why do flat earthers delete their answers after being proven wrong? Are they just being ignorant and arrogant?

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

False advertising

How do I stop having work crushes because I only keep getting disappointed almost every day as I keep seeing they don’t like me back and won’t ever ask me out?

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

Insurrection

Physicists observe a new form of magnetism for the first time - Phys.org

HIPAA violations

Fraud

Revenge porn

My marriage is fixed. My future husband repeatedly calls me to meet me in private and pressure me to have a relationship. What should I do?

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Autism and ADHD have distinct brain connectivity signatures, study finds - Medical Xpress

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

And much, much more.

Threats of violence

Has anyone ever worn leather pants? Are they comfortable?

Child pornography

Trade secrets