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

15.06.2025 02:49

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.

Child pornography

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

How do professional musicians handle their equipment during gigs? Do they bring their own or use the venue's sound system?

Insurrection

Conspiracy

Threats of violence

What might be the social consequences of an ethnic as opposed to a civic conception of the nation?

And much, much more.

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

Why is digital marketing important?

HIPAA violations

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.

What are some cool confidence hacks?

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.

Terroristic threats

No freedom is absolute.

Why did my ex move on so fast, we have only been broken up for 2 weeks?

Revenge porn

False advertising

Fraud

Do married men know when their wives are having affairs?

Trade secrets

Perjury