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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 09:50

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

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

Insurrection

How did the DMK alliance manage to keep the BJP out of Tamil Nadu politics all these years? Is the picture now changing in Tamil Nadu after the entry of Annamalai?

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.

False advertising

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.

Why is pure dopamine not a recreational drug? And if it was wouldn’t it be the most addictive and fairly side effect free?

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

Child pornography

Do you think Japan will have same-sex marriage by 2030?

Trade secrets

HIPAA violations

Terroristic threats

Why do some people believe that Homelander would be no match for Superman or Thor?

Perjury

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.

What is the irony of life according to you?

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:

Insider trading

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Fraud

Conspiracy