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

14.06.2025 09:04

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.

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Is it okay for a wife who comes home from a date to tell her husband what she did?

Insurrection

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.

Revealing classified information

What are some sex stories from your college days?

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.

Perjury

Terroristic threats

I live in Massachusetts. Are there any resources here for people that are being harassed by voice to skull, etc.?

Fraud

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.

And much, much more.

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False advertising

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

How can Democrats not feel hypocritical when they urge Trump not to be vengeful should be become president when the Democrats are trying to put Trump into prison?

Trade secrets

HIPAA violations

Insider trading

What was the most challenging shift you experienced as an ER physician? Can you describe the details and reasons behind it?

Child pornography

Threats of violence