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

16.06.2025 08:03

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.

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Which current F1 drivers should switch teams based on historical patterns?

Insider trading

Trade secrets

Fraud

Does the pro-choice movement realise that all the money used to subside abortions can be used to subsidize daycare and other financial support for single mothers with unplanned pregnancies?

Revenge porn

HIPAA violations

Child pornography

Is crossdressing being a transvestite?

Perjury

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.

Revealing classified information

What are 10 interesting facts about you?

No freedom is absolute.

False advertising

Threats of violence

Are you struggling with weight loss and finding it hard to stay consistent? What’s your biggest challenge when trying to lose weight at home?

And much, much more.

Insurrection

Terroristic threats

Have you ever seen a woman having sex with a dog?

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.

Conspiracy