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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: 19.06.2025 09:12

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

Perjury

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.

Why do Democrats look like snowflakes and Republicans look like Vikings?

HIPAA violations

Insurrection

No freedom is absolute.

Have you experimented with bestiality?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Threats of violence

Insider trading

Do interviewers discriminate against a candidate if he or she is overweight (assuming physical fitness is NOT part of the job requirements)?

Revenge porn

Conspiracy

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 was Boromir corrupted by the One Ring, but not Faramir in The Lord of the Rings?

Terroristic threats

Revealing classified information

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.

When have you been in an accident where the other person involved blatantly lied to the police about what transpired?

Child pornography

Fraud

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.

Did you use the internet during the DOS era? Can you describe your experience? How were images displayed on the black screen when everything was just text-based commands?

And much, much more.

Trade secrets