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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: 25.06.2025 03:59

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

Trade secrets

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

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HIPAA violations

And much, much more.

Insurrection

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False advertising

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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Threats of violence

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.

Fraud

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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.

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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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Conspiracy

Insider trading

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Child pornography

No freedom is absolute.