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

11.06.2025 06:05

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

Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

Trade secrets

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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.

Insurrection

Insider trading

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

False advertising

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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.

Revealing classified information

Fraud

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HIPAA violations

Child pornography

Perjury

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Conspiracy

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

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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.

And much, much more.