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

13.06.2025 07:02

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

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.

HIPAA violations

What was your best revenge story?

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

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.

What makes outside showers appealing? Why are they not commonly seen?

Insurrection

Perjury

Fraud

Why are details for questions here on Quora so limited? I have an account here on Quora and Yahoo Answers. I like discussing different subjects.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revenge porn

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.

Can we trust the Bible when Constantine and the First Council of Nicaea took out many books of the Bible and altered existing translation by removing things?

Trade secrets

Child pornography

And much, much more.

Do you want to have an XXX chat?

Insider trading

Conspiracy

False advertising

Why does my vagina always itch so badly after my periods?

Revealing classified information

Terroristic threats