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

Last Updated: 01.07.2025 04:06

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

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Perjury

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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.

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.

Insider trading

Why are Democrats at Q so desperate that they keep taking down my links to comments that prove the residents in Ohio have been filing complaints about the Haitians eating the local wildlife from ponds in the local parks? Election interference

Fraud

Insurrection

Revealing classified information

What is the significance of Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader in Major League Baseball, who just passed away?

False advertising

HIPAA violations

Revenge porn

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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.

Threats of violence

And much, much more.

Can you provide a list of cities named after animals and the animals they were named after?

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.

Child pornography

Conspiracy

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Terroristic threats

Trade secrets