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

12.06.2025 06:22

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.

Revenge porn

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HIPAA violations

Insider trading

False advertising

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Revealing classified information

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

Can anyone or anything overthrow your belief in the Jewish God?

Insurrection

And much, much more.

Fraud

If you lived in South Africa, would you support nuclear power as a solution to the country's energy woes?

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.

Threats of violence

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

No freedom is absolute.

Conspiracy

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Trade secrets

Child pornography