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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 00:41

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

Threats of violence

Revenge porn

Trade secrets

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Child pornography

HIPAA violations

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.

What is something you want to "get off your chest"?

Perjury

Fraud

Conspiracy

Why does my crush always looks at me in a sad way whenever I talk with other boys, and if he catch me staring on him then he go and flirt with other girls and then check if I am looking at him?

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.

Insider trading

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No freedom is absolute.

False advertising

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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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.

Insurrection

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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And much, much more.

Terroristic threats