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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 00:44

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

Trade secrets

Perjury

Child pornography

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False advertising

Threats of violence

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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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.

Conspiracy

Terroristic threats

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Fraud

Revenge porn

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.

Jenny from Perth writes – my partner is the life of the party, women and men adore him. But at home, he gets angry at us for the silliest reasons and never nice words me or our kids, always putting us down. Should I stay or leave him?

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.

Insurrection

Insider trading

What firsthand information do you have on prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse/rape?

Revealing classified information

No freedom is absolute.

And much, much more.

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HIPAA violations

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.