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

09.06.2025 10:58

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

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.

Fraud

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.

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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.

HIPAA violations

Insurrection

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Revealing classified information

Perjury

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.

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Insider trading

Revenge porn

Threats of violence

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Terroristic threats

Conspiracy

Child pornography

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No freedom is absolute.

And much, much more.

False advertising

Did you ever receive genuine remarks from a medium regarding your deceased relative with information that the medium could never normally know?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Trade secrets