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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: 18.06.2025 11:44

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

False advertising

Perjury

And much, much more.

Why do women have sex with dogs?

Conspiracy

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.

Terroristic threats

Why didn't people like the Game of Thrones ending?

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 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.

HIPAA violations

The Witcher 4 is being developed with a ‘console-first’ mindset, CDPR devs say - Polygon

Child pornography

Revenge porn

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.

How do we greet in German, French, Spanish, and Italian?

No freedom is absolute.

Insider trading

Trade secrets

What parts of the Bible, if any, are inappropriate to read to children? Why?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insurrection

Fraud

Why can’t the British eat or drink anything unless they place a table cloth on the table first?

Threats of violence

Revealing classified information