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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: 26.06.2025 10:51

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

Insider trading

Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

Have you ever met someone and something seemed so unusual about them but you couldn't put your finger on what it was?

False advertising

Trade secrets

Fraud

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Insurrection

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information

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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.

HIPAA violations

Threats of violence

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Perjury

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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And much, much more.

Conspiracy

Child pornography

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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.