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

14.06.2025 02:27

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

Threats of violence

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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Revealing classified information

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

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Fraud

Trade secrets

False advertising

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Revenge porn

No freedom is absolute.

Perjury

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Insurrection

Child pornography

HIPAA violations

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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.

Conspiracy

And much, much more.

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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.

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.