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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: 16.06.2025 18:20

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

Threats of violence

Trade secrets

HIPAA violations

Are Americans really as uneducated and ignorant as portrayed in the media?

False advertising

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

Do you consider yourself pretty?

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Revenge porn

What is the difference between "eher" and " lieber" in German? Are the two synonyms? If yes, then which one is the most used?

And much, much more.

Child pornography

Insider trading

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?

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.

Fraud

Insurrection

How would you define love?

Terroristic threats

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.

Conspiracy

What is the worst emotional pain you ever felt as an adult?

Perjury

Revealing classified information