If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 12:56

Revealing classified information
No freedom is absolute.
Insider trading
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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.
Insurrection
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.
What is the craziest thing that you've ever witnessed?
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.
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.
Child pornography
Homophobia is clearly a harmful mental sickness. What can LGBT people do to cure it?
Perjury
Conspiracy
Fraud
Any straight men had a gay experience in the past? What was it and how did you feel?
False advertising
Revenge porn
HIPAA violations
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Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Threats of violence
Trade secrets
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Terroristic threats
And much, much more.