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

10.06.2025 02:45

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

Terroristic threats

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Fraud

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.

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revenge porn

Threats of violence

What might be the social consequences of an ethnic as opposed to a civic conception of the nation?

No freedom is absolute.

HIPAA violations

Child pornography

If a guy is attracting a bunch of what he believes to be "ugly" women, is he crushing the dating game?

Perjury

Revealing classified information

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.

What have I done wrong? How can I start over?

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.

Trade secrets

Insider trading

Why is it after eating almonds when I’m occupied, I don’t feel mild itch, but as soon as I have nothing to do, I feel mildly itchy?

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.

Conspiracy