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

08.06.2025 05:32

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

False advertising

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

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Threats of violence

Terroristic threats

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.

How come I can't stay sober?

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.

Conspiracy

Insider trading

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And much, much more.

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.

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Trade secrets

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.

Fraud

Why is there no great temptress figure in any of Tolkien’s major works?

Insurrection

Child pornography

Revenge porn

I want to have anal sex, but my wife refuses. What do I do?

Revealing classified information

Perjury