If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 00:49

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
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.
Why do some people have sex with dogs?
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
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.
Insurrection
Perjury
How do you handle your mother-in-law after you heard her talking badly about you in the next room?
Trade secrets
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.
Fraud
As a woman, what would be you response to a male friend’s offer of a full body massage?
Terroristic threats
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
Have you ever had sex with your mother-in-law? If so, how was it and did your wife ever find out?
HIPAA violations
Child pornography
Conspiracy
Why do narcissists avoid talking about the real issues?
And much, much more.
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