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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 06:11

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

Revealing classified information

Child pornography

Conspiracy

While on the surface of the moon, why isn’t the Apollo 11 spacesuit inflated like a balloon from the 3.7 psi internal pressure?

And much, much more.

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.

Revenge porn

Is love natural, or is it somehow created?

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.

Insurrection

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.

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Threats of violence

Fraud

Trade secrets

What’s on Pornhub?

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

Perjury

What 10 things have you stopped doing in your life?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

No freedom is absolute.

False advertising

How did you cope when someone you love, dealing with hyper-independence and trauma, felt they needed space to heal alone? Were you able to support them without overstepping, and did you eventually reconnect? How did that journey unfold?

HIPAA violations

Insider trading