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

11.06.2025 06:14

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

HIPAA violations

Trade secrets

Fraud

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Child pornography

Insurrection

Threats of violence

Texas’ GOP congressional delegation meets to discuss redrawing districts ahead of midterms - The Texas Tribune

Terroristic threats

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.

Insider trading

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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.

False advertising

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Why do heterosexual men like anal sex with women? I think it's because they secretly want to have anal sex with a man? What do you think?

Revealing classified information

Perjury

Revenge porn

How could NASA possibly land on the moon when it's impossible to reach the moon through the Earth's dome? Why are they making up such an obvious lie?

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Conspiracy

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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.

And much, much more.