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

10.06.2025 08:45

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

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.

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.

Fraud

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Terroristic threats

Conspiracy

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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Revenge porn

Child pornography

Revealing classified information

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No freedom is absolute.

Perjury

Insurrection

Why does my girlfriend keep asking me if I love her?

Insider trading

Threats of violence

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.

Why am I tired all the time?

False advertising

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.

Trade secrets

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HIPAA violations

And much, much more.