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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 09:07

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

Trade secrets

Insider trading

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.

Atheists who have read the Bible and think that contains immoral things, why do you assume that?

Insurrection

Perjury

Revenge porn

Why does my penis look like a mushroom when it gets big?

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

Terroristic threats

Why do flat Earthers run away like whipped dogs with their tails between their legs when asked simple questions that expose their delusions as fantasy?

Conspiracy

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

What are some possible reasons for an unfaithful spouse to not confess their affair to their partner and instead end it without telling them?

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.

Revealing classified information

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.

Is it possible for people who claim to be genuine and honest to actually not be? If so, why do they behave this way?

Child pornography

And much, much more.

Fraud

What are the psychological reasons behind an extreme obsession with another human being?

False advertising

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.