If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 19.06.2025 00:28

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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.
Revenge porn
When was the first time your wife had beastiality?
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
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.
What is your worst experience in life?
Fraud
Perjury
Insurrection
Why have Indian girls almost stopped wearing sarees?
And much, much more.
Threats of violence
Child pornography
When did you realize that your childhood was not normal?
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.
No freedom is absolute.
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.
I want to touch my sister’s boobs. What do I say?
HIPAA violations
Conspiracy
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insider trading
Terroristic threats