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

Last Updated: 23.06.2025 08:10

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

Child pornography

No freedom is absolute.

Revenge porn

How can the democrats say Mr. Trump is bad when he is already fixing this country again and he's not even president yet?

Conspiracy

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.

Terroristic threats

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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.

Perjury

Insider trading

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And much, much more.

Trade secrets

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.

What’s your experience of being treated bad for being white?

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.

False advertising

Insurrection

Shouldn’t there be a short porn platform like TikTok?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

Fraud

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Threats of violence

Revealing classified information