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

11.06.2025 00:44

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

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.

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Young researcher’s ALS attack plan is now a no-go - Harvard Gazette

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.

Conspiracy

Trade secrets

Dozens of Israeli children develop malignant tumors from sperm donor - The Jerusalem Post

Threats of violence

No freedom is absolute.

False advertising

‘Godfather’ of AI Yoshua Bengio says latest models lie to users - Financial Times

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.

Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

Who believes that Speaker Mike Johnson will certify ‘a free and fair and legal election'? Who believes that Speaker Mike Johnson will NOT certify ‘a free and fair and legal election'? Why?

Insurrection

And much, much more.

Fraud

SpaceX adds 27 Starlink satellites to constellation after successful launch from California (video) - Space

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.

Revealing classified information

Child pornography

Do you consider yourself pretty?

Perjury

Insider trading