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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: 22.06.2025 08:49

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

Fraud

Conspiracy

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.

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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Insurrection

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

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Perjury

Insider trading

Trade secrets

Why do people have polyamorous relationships?

Revealing classified information

And much, much more.

Threats of violence

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No freedom is absolute.

Child pornography

False advertising

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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.

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