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

11.06.2025 05:58

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

Child pornography

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.

Insider trading

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No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

Insurrection

What do you love to do at night when you’re alone?

Terroristic threats

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.

Revenge porn

Does eating bread before bed make you fat? If so, why?

And much, much more.

Conspiracy

Fraud

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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.

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

Why do flat Earthers run away like whipped dogs with their tails between their legs when asked simple questions that expose their delusions as fantasy?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Perjury

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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False advertising

Trade secrets