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

15.06.2025 00:30

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

And much, much more.

False advertising

Insurrection

How do I run away? I'm 15 and live in Oklahoma.

Revenge porn

Threats of violence

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.

What are LGBT+ people tired of hearing?

Trade secrets

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

Is it appropriate for parents to discipline their child in public if the child is being rude, disrespectful, and unruly towards them? Why or why not?

Insider trading

Child pornography

Conspiracy

Did Muhammad Ali ask Dundee to cut his gloves off before Eddie Futch stopped the fight in Thrilla in Manila?

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Terroristic threats

Is it accurate to say that while Donald Trump has "America First" policy, the Democratic Party has "Other nations first" policy?

Revealing classified information

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.

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.

Trump White House opens door to historic military deployment on U.S. soil - The Washington Post

Perjury

Fraud