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

12.06.2025 04:17

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

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Terroristic threats

HIPAA violations

What’s the craziest thing you’ve heard pretending to be asleep?

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.

Fraud

Revealing classified information

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Conspiracy

Child pornography

And much, much more.

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Insider trading

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.

Threats of violence

What is your analysis of Walter White from Breaking Bad?

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.

False advertising

Insurrection

Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her albums?

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

No freedom is absolute.

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Trade secrets

Revenge porn