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

14.06.2025 19:06

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.

Fraud

Time (physics): Who started counting our current time or is it just "set" by some scientific measure?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

And much, much more.

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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Revenge porn

HIPAA violations

Perjury

Isn’t freedom of speech and expression an absolute right?

Insider trading

Trade secrets

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.

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Terroristic threats

Revealing classified information

No freedom is absolute.

If you’re an atheist, what would be your motive in spreading atheism, and why would you care what others believe?

Threats of violence

Child pornography

Conspiracy

What is your favourite summer outfit? Why?

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.

Insurrection