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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: 29.06.2025 08:43

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

And much, much more.

Insurrection

Insider trading

Who has gotten cured from a stage 4 breast cancer? The oncologist told her she would never be cured.

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.

Conspiracy

Threats of violence

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Revenge porn

Perjury

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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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.

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.

What is it like to be the slave in a mistress-slave relationship?

No freedom is absolute.

Child pornography

Revealing classified information

How should one handle a situation where they suspect their partner of cheating, but their partner denies it and claims it is all in their head?

Fraud

Trade secrets

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.

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Terroristic threats

False advertising