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

Last Updated: 28.06.2025 06:39

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

Revealing classified information

Insurrection

Child pornography

What is it like to use a Fleshlight?

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.

Perjury

Insider trading

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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.

Revenge porn

Trade secrets

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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.

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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Fraud

No freedom is absolute.

False advertising

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Threats of violence

Conspiracy

And much, much more.

Are there many people here who suffer from schizophrenia?

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to: