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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 03:11

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

HIPAA violations

Fraud

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.

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No freedom is absolute.

Insurrection

Insider trading

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Threats of violence

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.

Terroristic threats

Why do old men think young women and girls would want them over guys their own age?

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.

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.

Trade secrets

Why do only ugly women like me on Tinder? Is it because I'm an ugly man?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revenge porn

Conspiracy

What did someone say to you that instantly made you realize their life was in danger?

Revealing classified information

And much, much more.

Perjury

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False advertising

Child pornography