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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 01:40

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

Threats of violence

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.

Fraud

What do you think about wearing sheer pantyhose?

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.

Insurrection

Revenge porn

How do scammers communicate? Do they have a specific language or slang?

Insider trading

Terroristic threats

False advertising

Why do atheists not love a G-d that does not stop punishing them harder and harder in this world and the next until they surrender to Him?

Perjury

HIPAA violations

Conspiracy

Why would an older small breed dog become obsessive about hygiene?

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.

And much, much more.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

If a female has XX chromosomes and a male has XY chromosomes, what chromosomes do transgenders have?

Child pornography

Revealing classified information

Trade secrets

What are the most meaningful Jewish jokes that reveal insights about Jewish culture?

No freedom is absolute.

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.