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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 13:13

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

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

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.

Insurrection

Threats of violence

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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.

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.

Terroristic threats

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Revenge porn

And much, much more.

Trade secrets

Can you give an example of a documentary where the person telling the story believed it to be true, but it turned out to be false?

Child pornography

False advertising

Perjury

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Revealing classified information

Conspiracy

Fraud

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No freedom is absolute.

HIPAA violations