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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 07:44

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

No freedom is absolute.

Child pornography

Revenge porn

How many couples swap wives?

Terroristic threats

Perjury

Conspiracy

How do professional musicians handle their equipment during gigs? Do they bring their own or use the venue's sound system?

Revealing classified information

Fraud

HIPAA violations

What was your first experience like with a black man?

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insurrection

What makes someone feel "rich enough" in different societies?

Trade secrets

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.

And much, much more.

What is a common thought that keeps people up at night? Why do some people experience this?

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.

Insider trading

False advertising

Does the Hamas charter specifically call for the death of all Jews and the destruction of Israel?

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.

Threats of violence