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

13.06.2025 12:26

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

HIPAA violations

Child pornography

Perjury

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Fraud

Conspiracy

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Trade secrets

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.

Insider trading

Are there really people who still believe the Earth is flat?

Revenge porn

Insurrection

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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No freedom is absolute.

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

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Terroristic threats

And much, much more.

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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Threats of violence

Revealing classified information