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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 05:07

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

Perjury

Insider trading

HIPAA violations

Why do you think it is bad to allow people to self-identify as a different gender?

Threats of violence

False advertising

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.

Why did the American's mulberry harbor not hold up after D-Day?

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

No freedom is absolute.

I found out I have cancer—I have not told my family. We can’t afford the treatment anyway. Should I just say nothing and let nature take its course?

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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 the most overrated pleasure? Why?

Fraud

Terroristic threats

Insurrection

Why do Muslims not get HIV/AIDS in spite of having 4 wives and multiple relationships?

Trade secrets

And much, much more.

Child pornography

How does someone start doing urban exploration?

Conspiracy

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.