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

13.06.2025 05:53

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

Revealing classified information

False advertising

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.

Disney lays off hundreds of employees across film, TV and other units - CBS News

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.

Insider trading

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Why do men like to have sex with a woman's ass?

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

Trade secrets

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Fraud

Perjury

Child pornography

Japan's 10,000-Year-Old Underwater 'Pyramid' Is Still One of the World’s Biggest Unsolved Mysteries—No One Knows Who Built It - The Daily Galaxy

And much, much more.

Insurrection

HIPAA violations

Simone Biles ‘incinerated her legacy’ with trans athlete posts: Riley Gaines - New York Post

Revenge porn

Conspiracy

Terroristic threats

Musk-Trump Spat Hits New High As Musk’s Ex Piles On - HuffPost

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.

No freedom is absolute.