If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
11.06.2025 08:45
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.
HIPAA violations
Perjury
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.
False advertising
Fraud
Are you afraid to get married and why?
Conspiracy
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
Threats of violence
Trade secrets
Child pornography
Is visiting holy shrines (dargahs) or graves haraam in Islam?
Insurrection
Terroristic threats
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.
Do you agree with Kamala Harris that Donald Trump is dangerous?
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.
And much, much more.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
No freedom is absolute.
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