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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 02:43

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

Insider trading

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.

Which is the correct Tamil New Year, Thai-1 or Chithirai-1?

Trade secrets

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.

Fraud

What was your wildest experience as a lesbian?

Insurrection

HIPAA violations

Threats of violence

Six killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site, Hamas officials say - BBC

And much, much more.

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.

Revealing classified information

Gold-eating fungus could help find metals on Earth and asteroids - Earth.com

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

No freedom is absolute.

Perjury

Five dead in latest Israeli shootings of Gazans seeking aid, say local officials - Financial Times

Conspiracy

False advertising

Revenge porn

Aldi accused by Oreo maker Mondelez of copying its packaging - CBS News

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.

Child pornography