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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 23:47

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

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

Trade secrets

I’m worried I have a bat bite on my hand, I have two small marks about 1 cm apart. I haven’t been in contact with a bat but I’m worried about at night. My fingers have a slight tingling sensation and my arm feels cold but isn’t. Am I ok?

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Perjury

If we do not know the name of the father of a child, e.g. a foundling, an illegitimate, etc., then to whom should the bin or the binti of the child's name be applied?

And much, much more.

Conspiracy

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.

Why do some men like older women?

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.

False advertising

Fraud

Why did Donald Trump look so old during the debate?

Threats of violence

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.

Revenge porn

What’s the worst thing you caught anyone in your family doing?

Child pornography

Insurrection

HIPAA violations

Sex advice: I'm finally ready to enter my promiscuity era. But there's a catch. - Slate Magazine

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information