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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: 20.06.2025 00:34

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

Insurrection

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.

What are some photos of masturbation?

Perjury

HIPAA violations

Fraud

Has anyone ever made you take off your shirt?

Insider trading

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.

Threats of violence

I broke up with my boyfriend because he wasn’t transparent about his past, it hurts me and he doesn’t care. I told him in the beginning of our relationship that it was a deal breaker for me what do I do?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information

And much, much more.

Is there such a thing as "left wing fascism"? If not, what is an example of a political ideology that is often mistakenly labeled as "left wing fascism"?

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.

Trade secrets

Conspiracy

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

Child pornography

Revenge porn

No freedom is absolute.

Why does it itch on my vulva, uterus, and sides of my vagina, but it doesn't itch inside the vagina?

False advertising

Terroristic threats