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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: 24.06.2025 01:18

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

Conspiracy

Trade secrets

Child pornography

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Insurrection

Perjury

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

How mentally ill are Republicans who think Trump is mentally sane? He literally said immigrants eat pets.

Terroristic threats

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.

And much, much more.

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Fraud

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.

Insider trading

How can I get my ex-husband to love me again?

HIPAA violations

No freedom is absolute.

Revenge porn

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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.

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.

Threats of violence

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False advertising

Revealing classified information