If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied...

Terroristic threats

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.

Conspiracy

When I buy a house, do I automatically own all items the previous owner failed to remove from the property?

Fraud

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.

Child pornography

What misfortune led to an important discovery?

And much, much more.

Revealing classified information

Insurrection

What does it mean when someone leaves something in your house, your room to be exact, and when you tell them, they say they left it there on purpose?

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

False advertising

Why do so many men on the internet try to compete with women, or try to "humble" and bash them? There's so many videos across my tiktok and YouTube of men claiming how they're wanting to get back at women and put them in thier place.

Insider trading

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.

Revenge porn

If an abortion doesn’t affect you, why do people make it a big deal?

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.

Threats of violence

No freedom is absolute.

What would TERFs do if there weren't such a thing as being transgender? Who would be their target?

Perjury

Trade secrets

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

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