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

16.06.2025 00:29

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

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Threats of violence

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Trade secrets

Insurrection

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.

False advertising

Insider trading

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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.

Revenge porn

And much, much more.

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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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Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations

Conspiracy

Everyone says the pet population is out of control. Everyone says you MUST spay or neuter your pets. No one wants to talk about how its almost $1,000 to spay or neuter a pet. Why is it so expensive if its so necessary? Animal shelters do it for free.

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.

Perjury