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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 00:21

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

Trade secrets

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.

False advertising

How do you confront your own family for not inviting you or leaving you out of things?

Perjury

HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

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Revenge porn

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

What are the challenges associated with the birth narratives of Jesus?

Conspiracy

And much, much more.

Insurrection

How do flat Earthers explain the existence of other spherical planets?

Threats of violence

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

What is the degree of influence of Saudi Wahhabism on the modern Muslim world?

Fraud

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.

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No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to: