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

14.06.2025 00:25

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

Conspiracy

Insurrection

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

What can I say to a scammer who thinks he loves me, but I don't want to be scammed?

Revenge porn

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.

And much, much more.

When writing a novel, how can a character be developed well, but QUICKLY?

Insider trading

No freedom is absolute.

Trade secrets

What's an uncomfortable truth you've learned to accept?

Perjury

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.

False advertising

“NASA’s Groundbreaking Discovery”: Solar 'Cannonballs' Identified as the Likely Cause of Mars Losing Its Water, Validating a Long-Standing Theory - Rude Baguette

Threats of violence

HIPAA violations

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.

Does being poor build better character than being born rich?

Terroristic threats

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.

Child pornography

Why don’t Jews regard Jesus as an important teacher or rabbi, if not the Messiah? Putting aside messianic claims, wouldn’t Jesus be one of the most significant Jewish teachers in human history?

Revealing classified information

Fraud