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

Last Updated: 19.06.2025 03:35

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

Insurrection

Perjury

No freedom is absolute.

I found out I have cancer—I have not told my family. We can’t afford the treatment anyway. Should I just say nothing and let nature take its course?

Fraud

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.

Revealing classified information

How can someone get patrons on Patreon if they are a beginner artist?

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

And much, much more.

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Terroristic threats

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.

False advertising

Why do people think Justin Bieber is worse than Joseph Stalin?

HIPAA violations

Revenge porn

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.

How would you respond to Rep. Nancy Mace's claim that the GOP platform is more in line with what the American people want compared to the left?

Conspiracy

Insider trading

Threats of violence

Why are white women so overly emotional?

Child pornography

Trade secrets