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

15.06.2025 07:29

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

Conspiracy

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.

Terroristic threats

How often do prisoners try to escape from jail/prison, and how many of them succeed?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Child pornography

Revenge porn

How do the Sola Scrptura folks react to the Dead Sea Scrolls and other more recent discoveries of ancient Biblical texts not among those canonized by Martin Luther?

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

Fraud

Why is the government destroying the homeless instead of helping them?

Revealing classified information

Perjury

No freedom is absolute.

Why do men like low maintenance women?

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.

And much, much more.

False advertising

What are some great short jokes?

HIPAA violations

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

Where did Noah build the Ark? Was it in a desert or near water?

Trade secrets

Insurrection