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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: 21.06.2025 05:37

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.

Insurrection

Fraud

Why did Donald Trump and Melania Trump sleep in different rooms?

HIPAA violations

Threats of violence

Conspiracy

I am married for 3 years. My husband keeps pressing my boobs 40-50 times a day. He never stops though I ask him not to. What I should do to stop it?

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.

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.

Insider trading

Why would a man be interested in an ordinary woman while there are very beautiful and fabulous women?

Perjury

And much, much more.

Terroristic threats

Do all rocket engines emit harmful gases into the atmosphere during launch?

Revealing classified information

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Trade secrets

Why are black people harassed more by police officers?

False advertising

Child pornography

No freedom is absolute.

What do you think of Andrew Tate?

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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