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

15.06.2025 02:04

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

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.

Insider trading

Trade secrets

If babies could write, what questions would they ask on Quora?

Fraud

No freedom is absolute.

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.

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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.

Revenge porn

False advertising

What 10 things have you stopped doing in your life?

Insurrection

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.

Perjury

Why are you a Muslim? Why is it Islam for you and not something else?

HIPAA violations

Child pornography

And much, much more.

Why does a straight man like anal penetration?

Terroristic threats

Threats of violence

Revealing classified information

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Conspiracy