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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 00:27

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

HIPAA violations

Revenge porn

Conspiracy

My wife found I had been on Pornhub. She considers this adultery and wants a divorce. She hasn't touched me in over 6 years. What should I do?

No freedom is absolute.

And much, much more.

False advertising

Has anyone ever had sex with their cousin? How did it start, and would you do it again?

Threats of violence

Terroristic threats

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.

Watch an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier make a close pass of Earth on June 5 - Space

Perjury

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.

Insurrection

Supreme Court lets DOGE access Social Security data of millions of Americans - The Washington Post

Insider trading

Revealing classified information

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Why do Brits drive a lot more dangerously compared to Americans? Is there just no courtesy when driving in the UK?

Fraud

Child pornography

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 you afraid of being alone?

Trade secrets

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.