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

Last Updated: 24.06.2025 03:54

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

Trade secrets

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.

Why is every human messed up in some way?

Threats of violence

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

Is there a possibility that we are living in a simulation and that there is a concept of rebirth?

No freedom is absolute.

Revenge porn

Conspiracy

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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

Revealing classified information

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Terroristic threats

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.

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Insider trading

And much, much more.

Child pornography

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Perjury

Fraud