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

09.06.2025 08:14

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

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.

HIPAA violations

Child pornography

What were Hitler’s habits?

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.

Perjury

False advertising

What do you think of Hegseth calling The Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, "a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who has made a profession of peddling hoaxes” after team Trump texted him their top-secret war plans on Yemen?

Revenge porn

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:

Why is the word "democracy" not in the preamble of the US Constitution?

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.

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

How has your life changed since starting college?

Trade secrets

And much, much more.

Insurrection

Terraforming Mars Isn’t Sci-Fi Anymore – Here’s What It Would Take - SciTechDaily

Conspiracy

Revealing classified information

Fraud

FDA chief wary of federal recommendations for Covid-19 vaccines - Politico

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence