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

11.06.2025 00:47

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

False advertising

Fraud

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Can it be true that people know your name, not your story, they’ve heard what you’ve done, but not what you’ve been through, so take their opinions of you with a grain of salt?

Revenge porn

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 do some men like older women?

Conspiracy

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 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.

Satellites are polluting Earth's atmosphere with heavy metals. Could refueling them in orbit help? - Space

And much, much more.

Child pornography

Threats of violence

Why am I sweating so much at night even though my room is really cold?

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.

Terroristic threats

Trade secrets

Does coffee boost longevity? New study may have findings for people in midlife - San Francisco Chronicle

Insider trading

No freedom is absolute.

Perjury

France blown away! Records sent tumbling as Les Bleus concede five goals for the first time in 56 YEARS against incredible Spain - Goal.com

Insurrection

Revealing classified information