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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 00:30

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

No freedom is absolute.

Insider trading

False advertising

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Terroristic threats

And much, much more.

Revealing classified information

Why do we let ugly men exist?

Insurrection

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revenge porn

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HIPAA violations

Trade secrets

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.

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Conspiracy

Perjury

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.

Is Tinder the best dating app?

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.

Child pornography

Threats of violence

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Fraud

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.