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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 07:12

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

Fraud

Trade secrets

Conspiracy

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And much, much more.

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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False advertising

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.

Revealing classified information

Why do women like black men?

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

Child pornography

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Threats of violence

Insider trading

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.

Neuroscientists just discovered a fascinating fact about the grooves in your brain - PsyPost

Terroristic threats

Insurrection

No freedom is absolute.

Does having the wrong address on my car insurance invalidate my policy?

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.

Revenge porn