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

Last Updated: 21.06.2025 00:00

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

Insider trading

Revealing classified information

False advertising

What were the first few days, weeks, months and then years like after finding out about your spouses infidelity? How did your feelings, and yours & their approach to the situation change in the immediate aftermath compared to later down the line?

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

Why do some men like anal sex?

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.

Perjury

Fraud

Why does the UK Labour MP Jess Philips seem to be such a divisive figure?

And much, much more.

Child pornography

Trade secrets

My dog is 2 weeks old. He's not eating, moving and always sleeping and I can't take him to a vet. What should I do?

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.

Threats of violence

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.

How did you know you weren't the narc?

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

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.

Why is porn so addictive?

Terroristic threats

Insurrection