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

12.06.2025 13:16

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

Terroristic threats

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

Why do I randomly start sweating a lot in public (while waiting in line, in a new class, etc.) then start sweating more because I’m embarrassed that I’m sweating so much? Is this social anxiety?

Revenge porn

Fraud

Revealing classified information

Why am I so jealous towards couples? Why am I tired of being single and feel my life is over?

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.

Insurrection

False advertising

Buried under 2 kilometers of Antarctic ice, scientists find a 34-million-year-old lost world - The Brighter Side of News

And much, much more.

HIPAA violations

No freedom is absolute.

What does it feel like to "lose your looks" to age?

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

Trade secrets

Global energy investment set to rise to $3.3 trillion in 2025 amid economic uncertainty and energy security concerns - IEA – International Energy Agency

Child pornography

Insider trading

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.

Holocaust survivor who was burned in Boulder: 'We are better than this' - NBC News

Conspiracy

Threats of violence