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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: 19.06.2025 08:49

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

Threats of violence

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.

Fraud

How do military families balance personal political views with respect for civilian leadership?

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.

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.

Child pornography

Who's your celebrity crush?

Revealing classified information

Insider trading

Trade secrets

When a black man and a white woman have a child, does the child become white? If a white man and a black woman have a child, does the child become black?

Insurrection

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

What were the first few days, weeks, months and then years like after finding out about your spouses infidelity? How did your feelings, and yours & their approach to the situation change in the immediate aftermath compared to later down the line?

False advertising

No freedom is absolute.

Perjury

Why do women consider 80% of men as unattractive?

And much, much more.

Terroristic threats

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.

Where can Ukrainians go if they cannot have shelter and heating this winter?

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to: