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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 00:18

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

Trade secrets

False advertising

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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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.

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.

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.

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

HIPAA violations

And much, much more.

Conspiracy

Did you become a cuckold for your wife?

Insurrection

Child pornography

Threats of violence

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Perjury

No freedom is absolute.

Insider trading

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Terroristic threats

Revenge porn

Fraud

Why is North Korea a jail?

Revealing classified information

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.