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

12.06.2025 12:46

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

Threats of violence

Perjury

Trade secrets

Have you ever heard of the god Priapus being the same as the god Phosphorus?

Insurrection

Terroristic threats

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.

The global impact of Trump vs. Musk - Politico

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

I Discovered I Got Cheated On. But His Story About That Night Isn’t Adding Up. - Slate Magazine

No freedom is absolute.

And much, much more.

Revenge porn

Why are Americans obese? Is it the food or is it the psychology?

Child pornography

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.

Why are we explaining today’s “climate change” as driven by human related “green house” gasses when natural “global warming” pushed sea level up to the “shores” of Topeka with no human contribution or even presence? Is Occam’s Rasor applied?

Fraud

False advertising

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.

I’m a 25 year old teacher teaching at boys school & I have colleagues younger than me. I caught one of my students telling her he wanted her as his teacher instead & it hurt my feelings. They compliment her a lot. It makes me jealous. What do I do?

Insider trading

Conspiracy