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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: 27.06.2025 05:43

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

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations

I have genetic eyebags and smile lines, but is there any way to get rid of them naturally with some massages or face yoga?

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.

Terroristic threats

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.

What would happen if Jill Stein won her complaint against CNN over being excluded from the presidential debate?

Perjury

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.

False advertising

Royals calling up red-hot top prospect Jac Caglianone less than year after being drafted - New York Post

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.

Insider trading

Conspiracy

Here Are the 2025 BET Awards Winners: Full List - Billboard

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Child pornography

What is the sum of X+XX+XXX+XXXX?

Trade secrets

Fraud

And much, much more.

In an interview Donald Trump said Taylor Swift could be a success in the music industry if she was not so liberal. What do you think? Is Trump correct that Swift is failing as a singer and should listen to his advice about her politics?

Insurrection

Threats of violence