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

08.06.2025 01:54

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

False advertising

LAFC beat Club América to qualify for Club World Cup and play against Chelsea - We Ain't Got No History

Perjury

Trade secrets

Terroristic threats

Adam Silver Talks NBA Expansion - Blazer's Edge

Revealing classified information

Revenge porn

And much, much more.

Hegseth moves to rename Navy ship honoring gay rights icon Harvey Milk - The Washington Post

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.

HIPAA violations

Why do people keep complaining about how some people copy and paste the question before answering it? To me, it's very disturbing and makes me want to block and mute them as annoying whiners.

Conspiracy

Insurrection

Child pornography

Australia on the verge of qualification - FIFA

Insider trading

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.

Threats of violence

Was there any slavery of white people that actually compares to the transatlantic slave trade? I’m not baiting or anything actually genuinely curious and want to know.

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to: