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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 00:12

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.

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.

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.

How should you handle a situation where your friend tells you they like someone who also likes you? Should you tell them or continue as normal?

Child pornography

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information

How are you spending your best time?

Trade secrets

Insurrection

False advertising

Is the water safe to drink in England like here in America or is it necessary to bring tablets to prevent any cholera when in London?

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.

Revenge porn

And much, much more.

Is love natural, or is it somehow created?

Perjury

HIPAA violations

Conspiracy

What’s the best way to get over someone you love?

Insider trading

Threats of violence

Fraud

Why are people saying that Trump is fat when he is an athletic 6 foot 3 and 215 pounds?

Terroristic threats

No freedom is absolute.