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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: 28.06.2025 14:36

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

Threats of violence

Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

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Perjury

Insider trading

No freedom is absolute.

Quia et magnam illo.

Conspiracy

Insurrection

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.

What does it mean if someone asks if it’s pink?

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.

Revealing classified information

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Why do Muslims not get HIV/AIDS in spite of having 4 wives and multiple relationships?

Fraud

And much, much more.

Trade secrets

If everyone in Russia dropped into holes in the ground only never to return, would that be good for NATO and international peacekeepers? Can we convince Russians to be less diabolical, so they coexist? Does Putin stink like doo doo in the commode?

Child pornography

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.

HIPAA violations

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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.

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