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

13.06.2025 00:12

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

HIPAA violations

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.

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.

False advertising

Fraud

Can you share something that captivates you, whether it's an idea, a discovery, or an invention?

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.

Insider trading

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Are rich people harder workers than poor people as a whole?

Revealing classified information

Insurrection

Revenge porn

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And much, much more.

Conspiracy

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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No freedom is absolute.

Terroristic threats

Perjury

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Trade secrets

Child pornography