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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 03:46

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

Conspiracy

False advertising

Terroristic threats

Can you give an example of a documentary where the person telling the story believed it to be true, but it turned out to be false?

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.

Threats of violence

HIPAA violations

Can I use ChatGPT to get chapter ideas? I’ll be writing it with my own words but I just get writer’s block when it comes to what to write?

Fraud

And much, much more.

Insider trading

My boyfriend always verbally abuse me and makes me cry. If I try to tell him how hurt I was, he says to me he loves me and can't hurt me but always abuse me. Why?

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.

Revealing classified information

Revenge porn

Why do atheists want to see God so badly?

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insurrection

Why are European countries warning European travelers to be careful traveling to the United States?

Perjury

Child pornography

No freedom is absolute.

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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.

Trade secrets