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

10.06.2025 09:30

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

No freedom is absolute.

Child pornography

Perjury

How do I stop having work crushes because I only keep getting disappointed almost every day as I keep seeing they don’t like me back and won’t ever ask me out?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

False advertising

Fraud

My wife has a bunch of really attractive friends, and she expects me to never say anything to her about how beautiful they are. Does this seem fair? I love my wife, and just commenting shouldn’t hurt anything, right?

Terroristic threats

HIPAA violations

Threats of violence

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?

Insurrection

Trade secrets

And much, much more.

What was your experience when trying GHB?

Insider trading

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.

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.

Are there legal obligations to report the known whereabouts of a missing person that doesn’t want to be found?

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.

Revenge porn

Conspiracy

Who is the beast of Revelation 13?

Revealing classified information

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.