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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 11:58

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

Insurrection

Trade secrets

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Which Bibles can one read and be confident they are reading the inerrant word of God?

Child pornography

No freedom is absolute.

False advertising

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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

Revenge porn

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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.

Revealing classified information

Fraud

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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.

HIPAA violations

And much, much more.

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Terroristic threats

Perjury

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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Conspiracy

Insider trading