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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: 23.06.2025 02:19

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

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.

Child pornography

False advertising

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Conspiracy

Insurrection

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Someone said that Japanese girls fly to Los Angeles all the time to have fun with black men. Is that true?

Revenge porn

Trade secrets

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.

What is the more common way to say "you're welcome" in French: “De rien” or “Pas de problème”?

No freedom is absolute.

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

Women like what they hear while men like what they see, it that true?

Terroristic threats

Revealing classified information

Insider trading

What does the stink of the skunk look like? Why would it be dangerous?

And much, much more.

Threats of violence

Perjury

Why are men obsessed with breasts and their size? I don't quite see women being obsessed with the penis - Why is this so?

HIPAA violations

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.