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

09.06.2025 02:38

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

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.

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 does Rahul Gandhi have so many haters?

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.

HIPAA violations

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.

What nonsense did you hear today in India that made you laugh?

Perjury

Revenge porn

Conspiracy

Twins reinstate Byron Buxton from concussion injured list - Sports Illustrated

Terroristic threats

False advertising

Child pornography

What would you do if you were lost at sea in the Florida Keys?

And much, much more.

No freedom is absolute.

Fraud

That whole wheat bread you've been eating is often a trap - it's not what you think it is - Earth.com

Threats of violence

Insurrection

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Samsung closed the One UI 8 beta to new users in the US after barely a day - 9to5Google

Insider trading

Revealing classified information