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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: 17.06.2025 06:10

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

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Revealing classified information

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 does my crush always looks at me in a sad way whenever I talk with other boys, and if he catch me staring on him then he go and flirt with other girls and then check if I am looking at him?

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.

Threats of violence

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

What did someone say to you that instantly made you realize their life was in danger?

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False advertising

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.

How short is too short for a skirt?

Insurrection

Insider trading

Revenge porn

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Terroristic threats

Child pornography

Perjury

If babies could write, what questions would they ask on Quora?

Conspiracy

Trade secrets

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.

Why do so many people find Kakashi's character so appealing and inspirational?

No freedom is absolute.

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