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

10.06.2025 09:03

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

Revealing classified information

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.

HIPAA violations

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Trade secrets

Threats of violence

Insider trading

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Terroristic threats

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Fraud

I have the power to talk to aliens through using telepathy. Why do people think I'm crazy?

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.

Perjury

And much, much more.

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False advertising

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.

Insurrection

Which Bibles can one read and be confident they are reading the inerrant word of God?

No freedom is absolute.

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

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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.

Child pornography