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

16.06.2025 00:08

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

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.

Fraud

Threats of violence

Why is there a "double standard" applied to sex between a dog and a human? Why is it that to many who are at least mildly okay with bestiality, a WOMAN having sex with a male dog is fine, but a guy with a female dog is not?

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.

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.

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Child pornography

And much, much more.

Conspiracy

Why am I so unproductive when it's a holiday the next day?

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.

Insider trading

HIPAA violations

Can I know a love story of a medical student?

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revenge porn

How do schizophrenia symptoms change throughout the day?

Perjury

Insurrection

False advertising

Have you ever been instructed/forced to crossdress for the benefit of others?

Revealing classified information

Terroristic threats