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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 04:12

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

Conspiracy

HIPAA violations

No freedom is absolute.

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Insurrection

Child pornography

Trade secrets

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Fraud

False advertising

Revenge porn

Why is there so much free porn on the internet?

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.

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.

Terroristic threats

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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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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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Insider trading

Perjury

And much, much more.

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Threats of violence

Revealing classified information