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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 01:06

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

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.

Insurrection

Fraud

Why does a straight man like anal penetration?

And much, much more.

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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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

Revealing classified information

What's the most sordid activity you've ever seen or heard about at a bachelorette party?

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.

Perjury

What is the dirtiest thing you have witnessed your wife do?

Revenge porn

False advertising

No freedom is absolute.

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Child pornography

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.

Trade secrets

How many trans people are lawful gun owners?

Insider trading

Conspiracy