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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: 20.06.2025 06:03

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

And much, much more.

No freedom is absolute.

Conspiracy

What are your controversial and hot takes on Naruto?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insurrection

Child pornography

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

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.

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.

Perjury

Why are European countries warning European travelers to be careful traveling to the United States?

Revealing classified information

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.

Terroristic threats

Why do some women alter their faces by so-called cosmetic surgeries (on their eyes, cheeks, lips, chin, jaw) that making them look like Donald Duck or puffy aliens, while for most men these unnatural facial changes are ridiculous or even disgusting?

False advertising

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

While emptying a house, have you ever seen something in it that blew your mind?

HIPAA violations

Revenge porn

Fraud

How would you advertise if you wanted to be a "tour guide" who can take you through the dark web while warning you what not to look at and not to click on?

Trade secrets

Insider trading