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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: 21.06.2025 01:25

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

HIPAA violations

Conspiracy

Threats of violence

What measures do celebrities take to protect their images from being used for commercial purposes without permission? How much does this typically cost them?

And much, much more.

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.

Insurrection

What happens when you need emergency surgery in countries with universal healthcare vs the US?

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.

Trade secrets

What is a good tool for product analytics besides Google Analytics?

Revealing classified information

Insider trading

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

What shocking family behavior did you read about in India?

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.

Revenge porn

How do you get started in bestiality with a dog as a male?

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.

False advertising

My grandmother deeded me her house before she passed last year. Her son still lives there refusing to move. What steps should I take to have him removed?

Fraud

No freedom is absolute.