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

09.06.2025 03:38

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

Threats of violence

Trade secrets

Terroristic threats

What’s a historical event you wish more people talked about?

Fraud

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.

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.

Harvard Asks For Summary Judgment in Funding Case, Says White House Pushed Cuts Despite Agency Objections - The Harvard Crimson

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

‘Yellowstone’ Star Cole Hauser Talks Directing, Bull Riding and Cowboy Future - The Hollywood Reporter

Revealing classified information

Insurrection

Child pornography

Sweden’s Maja Stark wins U.S. Women’s Open for first major championship - NBC Sports

Conspiracy

Perjury

Insider trading

My parents force me (15yo atheist) to go to church, and there’s this thing called Small Sundays where we discuss the Bible in groups, there are questions asked about the Bible. What am I supposed to do when they ask?

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Revenge porn

What real evidence is there to believe in legends such as the story of Atlandida or the lost continent of Lemuria?

False advertising

And much, much more.