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

13.06.2025 06:39

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

Conspiracy

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Trade secrets

For those who were actually old enough to have experienced the 1970s and not for those who were born in the 70s. What were the pros and cons of that era?

Perjury

Revenge porn

HIPAA violations

Why are black women the largest unmarried group in the United States of America?

Threats of violence

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.

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.

Which fish tastes good for South Indian curries?

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.

Insider trading

Revealing classified information

When was the first time you felt discriminated against because you were female?

Insurrection

Terroristic threats

No freedom is absolute.

How do you say "I don't speak Italian yet, but I hope to speak it well one day. It would be a pleasure to learn Italian with you. Would you like to teach me Italian?" in Italian?

And much, much more.

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.

False advertising

Can you list every album you have ever listened to?

Fraud

Child pornography