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

11.06.2025 01:43

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.

Fraud

Why isn't bestiality illegal in most states? If children can't consent, then animals DEFINITELY can't consent. Why is being a pedophile a crime but zoophilia is not?

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.

No freedom is absolute.

Child pornography

Why do gun lovers think their right to own a weapon supercedes everyone else's right to be safe and not be shot?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

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False advertising

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

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Trade secrets

Terroristic threats

Insurrection

What does it mean if someone asks if it’s pink?

Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations

And much, much more.

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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.

Threats of violence