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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 04:22

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

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.

False advertising

Terroristic threats

How mentally ill are Republicans who think Trump is mentally sane? He literally said immigrants eat pets.

Revealing classified information

Insider trading

Child pornography

How do I identify fake friends in life?

Revenge porn

HIPAA violations

And much, much more.

Kuorans, what are some things unique to your country?

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.

No freedom is absolute.

Trade secrets

Any straight men had a gay experience in the past? What was it and how did you feel?

Threats of violence

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.

Fraud

What baseball stories from the early days of the sport seem too bizarre to be true?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Conspiracy

Insurrection

Why do doctors refuse HRT to menopausal women but hand them out to trans people?

Perjury

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.