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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 10:15

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

False advertising

HIPAA violations

Terroristic threats

Why would Trump make conspiracy claims that Haitians are eating pets in Ohio?

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.

Insurrection

Fraud

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Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

Conspiracy

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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.

Threats of violence

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.

Why do men say women hit the wall at 24?

Child pornography

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.

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Perjury

No freedom is absolute.

Trade secrets

Why did my crush like me for only two days in a row?

Insider trading

Freedom of speech does not apply to: