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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: 16.06.2025 10:54

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

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.

HIPAA violations

Insider trading

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Revealing classified information

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Fraud

How do you deal with neighbors who are always telling you what to do?

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.

Child pornography

Threats of violence

Why does my dog keep licking at her privates now? She is 7 years old and has barely started licking there. The vet said she’s fine but she keeps doing that.

And much, much more.

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.

Trade secrets

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Insurrection

False advertising

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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Revenge porn

No freedom is absolute.

Terroristic threats

Is anal sex allowed in Islam? It's not written anywhere in the Quran whether it's forbidden or not.

Perjury

Conspiracy