If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 01:30
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.
Terroristic threats
Child pornography
Why are the democrats keep insisting that there are more than two genders?
Insider trading
Insurrection
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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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
Threats of violence
Why do people with trauma easily recognize other people with trauma through eye contact?
Revealing classified information
False advertising
Perjury
Why is Reddit blocked by the Indonesian government?
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
Revenge porn
Are you already having anal sex?
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.
HIPAA violations
And much, much more.
Where did the false claim that Haitian immigrants are eating pets come from?
Fraud
No freedom is absolute.