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

13.06.2025 04:40

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 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.

Child pornography

Do any members of BTS have significant others in real life? If so, why do they choose not to discuss it publicly?

Insider trading

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.

And much, much more.

Why don't we hear our own snoring?

Fraud

Trade secrets

Insurrection

How do the police verify the authenticity of an online profile? What methods do they use to determine if a profile is real or fake?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

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.

Zion Williamson rape accuser seeking eye-popping $18 million to $50 million in bombshell lawsuit - New York Post

Conspiracy

Terroristic threats

No freedom is absolute.

Google rolls out Android 16 to Pixel phones, unveils AI-powered edit suggestion for Google Photos - TechCrunch

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.

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

Fermenting legume pulses increases antioxidant and antidiabetic properties, study finds - Phys.org

Perjury

False advertising