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

16.06.2025 00:27

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

Child pornography

Fraud

Trade secrets

Do empaths fall easier for abusive people?

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.

Insider trading

How were cows used in ancient India?

Perjury

Terroristic threats

HIPAA violations

Undercover cops in New York are riding the subways with iPods on to entice robbery. Is that a form of entrapment? If not, why not?

Revealing classified information

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Is it wrong that I picked to be a Christian (as a teenager/14-year-old) even with knowing all of the information about other religions/atheism?

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.

Revenge porn

And much, much more.

Do happily married husbands cheat?

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.

Conspiracy

In what ways does Bollywood represent India's culture to the rest of the world through movies, songs, and dance? Is this representation accurate?

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.

Threats of violence