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

14.06.2025 09:12

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

Revealing classified information

False advertising

Threats of violence

What would happen if the Soviet Union had simply annexed Manchuria after World War 2 or kept it independent as a puppet state allied them and separate from China as China was too weak too oppose it anyway?

Trade secrets

And much, much more.

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.

Why were the Japanese soldiers in WW II so hesitant to surrender in battle?

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.

Insurrection

Do you think all these charges that have been brought against Trump are just a coincidence? If he was such a big threat why did they wait 3 years to bring these charges? Or is this all just election interference?

Revenge porn

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

What 10 things have you stopped doing in your life?

Fraud

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

Why do White people love dogs more than humans?

Terroristic threats

Conspiracy

Perjury

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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.