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

15.06.2025 00:30

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

No freedom is absolute.

Terroristic threats

Fraud

Can I use the LEG PRESS to build muscle?

Revealing classified information

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.

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.

How would you describe modern day Russian society, beyond just politics?

False advertising

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

Why do flat earthers exist?

Conspiracy

And much, much more.

HIPAA violations

Why do American conservatives say that America is a constitutional republic and not a democracy? Would it not make sense to call America a constitutional republican democracy?

Insurrection

Threats of violence

Perjury

Why do guys look up TikTok girls instead of porn? My boyfriend of two years, looks up big boobs on TikTok. He has never once cheated on me, not on social media or IRL. He claims it’s to “get off real quick if I’m not home.”

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Trade secrets

Child pornography

Have you ever been forced to dress like a girl?

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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