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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 01:27

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

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Revenge porn

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Terroristic threats

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information

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Conspiracy

Threats of violence

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.

Will you share your wife? Can she take both of us at the same time?

Perjury

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.

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.

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And much, much more.

HIPAA violations

False advertising

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Trade secrets

Insider trading

Fraud

Apple’s latest AirPods Pro with USB-C just received a $70 discount - The Verge

Child pornography

Insurrection