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

13.06.2025 15:44

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

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.

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.

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And much, much more.

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.

Trade secrets

Why do I feel like I want to suck a big dick after injecting meth?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insider trading

Revenge porn

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HIPAA violations

Threats of violence

Conspiracy

What if Supergirl was a baby and not a teenager when she left Krypton? Who do you think will find her? What do you think things would be like?

Terroristic threats

False advertising

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.

Have you ever accidentally found out that you were about to be fired?

Child pornography

Perjury

No freedom is absolute.

Have you ever had your crush reject you, and then later you all dated and married?

Revealing classified information

Fraud