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

08.06.2025 08:23

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

Perjury

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.

Revealing classified information

How did a computer scientist such as Geoffrey Hinton manage to win a Nobel Prize in physics when computer science already has its own Nobel Prize equivalent in the Turing Awards?

Terroristic threats

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.

Threats of violence

Strawberry Moon 2025: June’s full moon to light up the sky this month- know date, time, and the science b - Times of India

Trade secrets

False advertising

No freedom is absolute.

Why did my crush like me for only two days in a row?

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.

Insurrection

HIPAA violations

How is Sola Scriptura incoherent?

Conspiracy

Child pornography

Insider trading

Why are the bands Smashmouth and Nickelback often used as punchlines?

Fraud

Revenge porn

And much, much more.

Is it ok to be spanked by your parents if you are not in bed in your set bedtime?

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to: