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

14.06.2025 01:00

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

Revealing classified information

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.

Revenge porn

One day, I happened to walk past where my crush was with friends. Then all of a sudden they start laughing, and someone maybe him, goes "freaking (my name) with her freaking hair!" Can anyone offer insights into this? We're in middle school.

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.

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.

Child pornography

Why are Indians so influenced by the Western culture, when the Indian tradition has so much to give?

HIPAA violations

False advertising

Conspiracy

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Threats of violence

And much, much more.

Fraud

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Terroristic threats

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.

No freedom is absolute.

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Insider trading

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Trade secrets

Humans have evolved and become hairless and odor free. How do other races learn about evolution since evolution does not apply to them?

Insurrection

Perjury