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

15.06.2025 11:36

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

Trade secrets

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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Conspiracy

Insurrection

False advertising

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Insider trading

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

Im happy but there is a heavy feeling of sadness in my heart that I just can't remove. Why am I like this?

No freedom is absolute.

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

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Perjury

Fraud

Child pornography

My wife admitted to cheating on me with a married man. Should I tell this man and his wife that I know?

Threats of violence

And much, much more.

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.

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Terroristic threats

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.