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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 04:58

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

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.

False advertising

Fraud

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revenge porn

Insurrection

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Trade secrets

Insider trading

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.

Do you think Lady Gaga and Celine Dion have rehearsed separately for their performance at the Olympics opening ceremony?

Perjury

And much, much more.

Terroristic threats

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No freedom is absolute.

Child pornography

Threats of violence

Why is my ex mad I moved on when he dumped me?

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.

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

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Revealing classified information

Conspiracy