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

10.06.2025 00:44

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

False advertising

Revealing classified information

Child pornography

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Terroristic threats

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 made a female relative or friend squirt?

Revenge porn

Trade secrets

Fraud

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Insider trading

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.

HIPAA violations

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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.

Insurrection

No freedom is absolute.

What is the story of how you met your spouse?

Perjury

Threats of violence

Conspiracy

How often do prisoners try to escape from jail/prison, and how many of them succeed?

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.