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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 06:28

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

Conspiracy

Child pornography

Insurrection

Do you believe that it is right that one Federal judge can block a President's decisions?

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

Trade secrets

If an abortion doesn’t affect you, why do people make it a big deal?

And much, much more.

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

James Webb telescope unveils largest-ever map of the universe, stretching from present day to the dawn of time - Live Science

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

No freedom is absolute.

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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.

Threats of violence

Fraud

Do you think this Labour Party is qualified to run our country?

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.

Perjury

False advertising

How do you get a teenage boy to care about hygiene?

Terroristic threats

Revenge porn