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

08.06.2025 06:48

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

Fraud

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.

Threats of violence

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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.

Child pornography

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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.

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

What kind of person makes you think "how come there are people like that"?

Trade secrets

Conspiracy

Insider trading

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Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

Insurrection

Have you made a female relative or friend squirt?

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.

And much, much more.

Perjury

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False advertising

Freedom of speech does not apply to: