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

Last Updated: 23.06.2025 09:09

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

Fraud

Conspiracy

Insider trading

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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.

Revealing classified information

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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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.

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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Insurrection

False advertising

No freedom is absolute.

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Trade secrets

Child pornography

Threats of violence

What do feminists mean when they say they want to ‘normalize’ menstruation and its discussion?

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

Revenge porn

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Terroristic threats

And much, much more.