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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: 17.06.2025 08:20

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

Perjury

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

Can you give an example of a documentary where the person telling the story believed it to be true, but it turned out to be false?

Conspiracy

Revealing classified information

Terroristic threats

According to the Gita, how do I abandon fruits of my karma? Should I donate my whole salary and stay hungry?

Insider trading

Revenge porn

Insurrection

Have you ever followed through being bi-curious?

Threats of violence

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

What is the best interracial stories that you hear or know and want to share?

Trade secrets

False advertising

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.

Psilocybin induces large-scale brain network reorganization, offering insights into the psychedelic state - PsyPost

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.

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

How do scientists behave?

No freedom is absolute.

And much, much more.