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

09.06.2025 05:55

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

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

Why The Simpsons stopped producing Maude Flanders episodes?

And much, much more.

Revealing classified information

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.

Why do you write?

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

Insider trading

Trumpworld Is Fighting Over ‘Official’ Crypto Wallet - WIRED

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 do you have to be 18+ to go live on TikTok?

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.

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.

Terroristic threats

650-foot mega-tsunami sends seismic waves around world and satellites captured the action - Earth.com

Trade secrets

False advertising

Insurrection

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry take kids to Disneyland and the family photos are magical - HOLA

Child pornography

HIPAA violations