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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 06:11

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

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

Why are you a Muslim? Why is it Islam for you and not something else?

Fraud

Perjury

Threats of violence

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Revealing classified information

False advertising

Insider trading

What happened to your school bully?

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.

Terroristic threats

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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.

Trade secrets

And much, much more.

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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.

Insurrection

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Revenge porn

No freedom is absolute.