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

08.06.2025 02:06

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

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

Insurrection

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Insider trading

Revenge porn

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.

I'm British and feel ashamed of the crimes of British colonialism. What should I do?

Terroristic threats

HIPAA violations

Fraud

Atheists who said that reading the Bible made them an atheist, how? Literally there are millions of people who read the Bible daily and still believe in God. So why say that? I mean unless you want to sound smart & edgy

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Perjury

Revealing classified information

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Conspiracy

Trade secrets

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.

Can you give an example of a documentary where the person telling the story believed it to be true, but it turned out to be false?

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.

False advertising

And much, much more.

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No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence