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

14.06.2025 07:54

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

Conspiracy

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.

And much, much more.

Have you ever secretly watched someone while they were doing something private?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations

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Perjury

Trade secrets

Insurrection

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Insider trading

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.

Terroristic threats

What does it mean when you dream that your mother died?

Threats of violence

Child pornography

No freedom is absolute.

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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.

False advertising

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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Revenge porn

Fraud