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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 10:47

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

Fraud

Terroristic threats

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.

Wing and Walmart are bringing drone delivery to 100 new stores - The Verge

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Revenge porn

What sexual experience did you have at a highway rest area?

Threats of violence

Child pornography

Insurrection

Geomagnetic storm could make northern lights visible in Chicago on Sunday night - Chicago Sun-Times

Insider trading

Perjury

False advertising

From Trader Joe’s to Children’s Hospital, these are the Colorado locations where you could have been exposed to measles - The Denver Post

Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations

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.

Is the water safe to drink in England like here in America or is it necessary to bring tablets to prevent any cholera when in London?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Trade secrets

And much, much more.

Street Dog Who Fought to Survive by Eating Rocks and Dirt Has Us in Tears - PetHelpful

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.

Conspiracy