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

12.06.2025 03:57

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

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

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.

Owen Wilson Brings Clever, Funny “Stick” in Under Par - Roger Ebert

Perjury

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.

Terroristic threats

Amazon launches new R&D group focused on agentic AI and robotics - TechCrunch

Conspiracy

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.

HIPAA violations

Who has experienced what they called a happy accident (bestiality)?

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

False advertising

Kelp forest collapse alters food web and energy dynamics in the Gulf of Maine - Phys.org

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

Fraud

Why did Sumire's summoning Nue act strangely in response to Kawaki's karma?

Insurrection

Trade secrets

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

My cantankerous beagle is very badly behaved at the dog park and always starts barking at the other dogs. Would pepper spray be an effective method to correct his inappropriate behavior?

Child pornography

And much, much more.