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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 11:24

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

Child pornography

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.

Perjury

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Revealing classified information

Revenge porn

HIPAA violations

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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.

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.

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

False advertising

Terroristic threats

Which album is your favorite that's now 50 years old (from 1975), and what's the best song on the album?

Conspiracy

Trade secrets

Threats of violence

How do you view men and women who cheat?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

And much, much more.

No freedom is absolute.

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Insurrection

Fraud