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

14.06.2025 10:06

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.

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Atheists, there is a god up there in heaven and he loves you so much that he sent his son to die the worst death imaginable and then to turn into a zombie all to save you from sin. Why do you reject him?

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.

Conspiracy

Insurrection

What, when building a house, are the necessary wires (beside 120v) to future proof my house, Cat6, Coax, low voltage, and alarm wires?

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.

HIPAA violations

Child pornography

New Apple study challenges whether AI models truly “reason” through problems - Ars Technica

And much, much more.

Trade secrets

False advertising

What is the best way to keep my vagina clean and fresh?

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

Threats of violence

Who's your celebrity crush?

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

Fraud

What are some creepy bestiality-promoting questions obviously asked for sexual gratification?

No freedom is absolute.

Perjury