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

Last Updated: 18.06.2025 00:06

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

False advertising

Fraud

Threats of violence

If everyone hates censorship so much, why do those “censorship-free” alternative social media sites always fail?

Terroristic threats

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.

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 Harley-Davidson dropping diversity initiatives after the right-wing anti-DEI campaign?

Insider trading

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.

Perjury

Can you explain the difference between fissionable and fissile materials and their role in nuclear power reactors?

Conspiracy

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.

Revealing classified information

What are some ways to identify and avoid logical fallacies, such as straw man and red herring, in an argument?

Trade secrets

And much, much more.

Revenge porn

What would you change in the "Game of Thrones" storyline if you were one of the writers of the TV series?

HIPAA violations

Insurrection

No freedom is absolute.

If you caught a shoplifter at your yard sale, how would you handle it?

Child pornography

Freedom of speech does not apply to: