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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: 25.06.2025 01:24

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

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

Child pornography

Why do Indian parents force their kids to do stuff?

Revealing classified information

Insurrection

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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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.

Revenge porn

No freedom is absolute.

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Conspiracy

Trade secrets

Fraud

Do you think cheating is that bad?

And much, much more.

False advertising

HIPAA violations

Why do girls in Indian top colleges wear shorts?

Perjury

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

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Threats of violence

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.