If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 00:33
No freedom is absolute.
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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.
And much, much more.
Insider trading
Child pornography
Why are people saying that Trump is fat when he is an athletic 6 foot 3 and 215 pounds?
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.
Trade secrets
Perjury
As a woman, what would be you response to a male friend’s offer of a full body massage?
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
HIPAA violations
What is the most heartbreaking thing your child has told you?
Terroristic threats
Fraud
False advertising
Is LGBTQ destroying the world?
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
What are the 10 things you regret doing in your life?
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.
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