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

11.06.2025 12:31

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

False advertising

Insurrection

No freedom is absolute.

Why does my 5-year-old daughter keep repeating the words 'they will come for us, they will find us and touch us'? I'm quite scared.

Terroristic threats

HIPAA violations

Trade secrets

Further delays of Starliner’s next flight mark anniversary of its first crewed Space Station docking - Spaceflight Now

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Perjury

And much, much more.

Ukraine attacks Russian aircraft in far-reaching drone strikes - The Washington Post

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.

Threats of violence

Conspiracy

Mark Hughes dissects how Verstappen's win bid imploded - The Race

Fraud

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

Exclusive: Vivian Wilson Gave Us the Best Reaction to the Elon Musk-Trump Feud - Teen Vogue

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

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 is the difference between the Bible and the Qur'an?

Revealing classified information

Revenge porn