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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 08:50

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

Revealing classified information

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

Are you afraid of being alone?

No freedom is absolute.

Insurrection

Conspiracy

If you were a writer for HBO, how would you rewrite the final season of Game of Thrones?

Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

Child pornography

What happens if a parent refuses to let their child be transgender? What happens if the parent tries their hardest not to allow their child to be trans, like flushing every bottle of their trans child's HRT down the toilet?

False advertising

Perjury

Fraud

How can I get my ex-husband to love me again?

Trade secrets

Threats of violence

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.

Why do people always talk about Ohio as it's a dangerous city?

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

And much, much more.

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HIPAA violations

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.