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

11.06.2025 12:10

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

Conspiracy

Revealing classified information

Trade secrets

To a flat Earther, what's wrong with the idea that gravity is simply a force inherent to space which operates only in one dimension? Why do they go further and try to deny gravity rather than just saying it's different than physicists claim?

Terroristic threats

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.

Tom Girardi Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison on His 86th Birthday - Vulture

Insurrection

Child pornography

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.

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HIPAA violations

Revenge porn

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

How would you describe modern day Russian society, beyond just politics?

No freedom is absolute.

Fraud

And much, much more.

Adam Silver Talks NBA Expansion - Blazer's Edge

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.

Threats of violence

Perjury

Packers waive receiver, open up roster spot - Acme Packing Company

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.

False advertising

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