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

13.06.2025 03:53

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

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.

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.

Fraud

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Perjury

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.

Conspiracy

The Roman Empire at the time of Christ kept meticulous records. Why then, is there no record of the trial of Jesus?

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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Insider trading

Trade secrets

Insurrection

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Revealing classified information

And much, much more.

False advertising

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No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

Revenge porn

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HIPAA violations

Terroristic threats