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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: 20.06.2025 00:35

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

Conspiracy

And much, much more.

Insurrection

How do you get a girl to like you?

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Is it okay or problematic to be both Black and gay in society in the 21st century?

Revealing classified information

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

If people in the UK hate Trump so much, why does he own golf courses there?

Child pornography

Perjury

Fraud

What’s a historical event you wish more people talked about?

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.

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.

False advertising

I'm looking for an answer from people who consider themselves "Gender Critical", or transphobic, or TERFs, and my question is this - Why would you refuse to use the pronouns someone wants? What does it cost you? Where's the harm?

HIPAA violations

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.

What's the most incredible coincidence that ever happened to you?

Threats of violence

Revenge porn