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

12.06.2025 09:26

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

Trade secrets

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.

Terroristic threats

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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.

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.

Perjury

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Insurrection

HIPAA violations

And much, much more.

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Child pornography

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.

Why does Boko Haram attack its own Muslims?

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

False advertising

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Conspiracy

Threats of violence

No freedom is absolute.

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Insider trading

Fraud