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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 05:30

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

Conspiracy

Trade secrets

Insider trading

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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.

Threats of violence

Child pornography

Why do flat Earthers run away like whipped dogs with their tails between their legs when asked simple questions that expose their delusions as fantasy?

Terroristic threats

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

False advertising

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Fraud

And much, much more.

No freedom is absolute.

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Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations

Perjury

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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.

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.

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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