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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 04:00

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

Terroristic threats

Child pornography

Trade secrets

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No freedom is absolute.

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

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Perjury

Fraud

Threats of violence

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Insurrection

HIPAA violations

And much, much more.

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Conspiracy

Insider trading

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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.

False advertising

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.

What life lesson did you learn the hard way?

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.

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.