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

12.06.2025 16:23

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

Conspiracy

HIPAA violations

No freedom is absolute.

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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.

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.

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.

Trade secrets

Terroristic threats

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Insider trading

Perjury

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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Revenge porn

False advertising

And much, much more.

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Fraud

Revealing classified information

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Child pornography

Insurrection