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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 02:12

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

Terroristic threats

HIPAA violations

Perjury

In what circumstances might a chaperone be appropriate for a medical examination?

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

Insider trading

If my heart stopped beating, would I have enough energy to walk out into the other room 20 ft away before I passed out and died?

Fraud

Revealing classified information

Trade secrets

Do intellectuals who peddle pseudoscientific tripe like simulation theory ever stop and think they are just dumb NPCs for Illuminati bot wars?

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.

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.

Child pornography

Where is best free porn?

Insurrection

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revenge porn

Why is the band Nickelback unliked so much?

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

And much, much more.

What thing happened to you as a child that you haven’t let go of to this day?

False advertising

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.