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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 18:35

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

Perjury

Terroristic threats

Threats of violence

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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.

Insider trading

Revealing classified information

What firsthand information do you have on prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse/rape?

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

False advertising

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HIPAA violations

Trade secrets

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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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

And much, much more.

Insurrection

Why do some people prefer watching movies than reading novels even if they are both based on the same source material (book)?

No freedom is absolute.

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.

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Fraud

Child pornography