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

09.06.2025 08:44

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

Revealing classified information

Child pornography

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.

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HIPAA violations

Terroristic threats

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

My stepdaughter’s mom tells her I’m not a real dance teacher, but my stepdaughter has seen me in action. Why does she still question my abilities?

Conspiracy

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

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False advertising

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.

Should you have a threesome with your best friend and your significant other if the significant other requests it?

Perjury

No freedom is absolute.

Fraud

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Revenge porn

Threats of violence

And much, much more.

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Insider trading

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.