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

11.06.2025 01:41

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

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.

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.

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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Trade secrets

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Threats of violence

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Terroristic threats

Child pornography

Fraud

Why am I so afraid that gun owners have set traps to kill me outside my house or my car?

Perjury

No freedom is absolute.

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.

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Insurrection

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

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Insider trading

False advertising

And much, much more.

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Conspiracy

Revenge porn