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

13.06.2025 01:46

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

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.

Insurrection

And much, much more.

What is the worst emotional pain you ever felt as an adult?

Child pornography

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.

Revenge porn

How can people balance religious beliefs with seeking professional mental health care?

Perjury

Conspiracy

HIPAA violations

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Insider trading

Terroristic threats

Fraud

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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.

Threats of violence

False advertising

Why do doctors refuse HRT to menopausal women but hand them out to trans people?

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

Revealing classified information

What's a memory from your childhood that shaped who you are today?

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to: