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

11.06.2025 04:49

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

Threats of violence

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.

Child pornography

My religion teacher said that there are no atheists because in order to reject God, you must first have a concept of God, and if you have a concept of God, you are not an atheist. In what way is this true, if at all? Why?

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Cosmic Dawn with Nobel Laureate John Mather - NASA (.gov)

HIPAA violations

And much, much more.

Insurrection

Why can't my adopted sister accept she is not part of my family because she isn't related? Why can't she stop calling my parents mum and dad?

Perjury

False advertising

Insider trading

From Trader Joe’s to Children’s Hospital, these are the Colorado locations where you could have been exposed to measles - The Denver Post

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.

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.

Terroristic threats

NASA Mars Orbiter Captures Volcano Peeking Above Morning Cloud Tops - NASA (.gov)

Conspiracy

Trade secrets

Fraud

Haunting Image Shows The Moon Deimos From The Surface of Mars - ScienceAlert

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.

No freedom is absolute.