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

Last Updated: 27.06.2025 01:02

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

No freedom is absolute.

Conspiracy

Insider trading

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False advertising

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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Insurrection

Trade secrets

Perjury

At what point does trespassing become self defense? What are the necessary conditions for this line to be crossed from trespassing to self defense?

Terroristic threats

And much, much more.

Threats of violence

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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.

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.

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HIPAA violations

Child pornography

Revenge porn

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Revealing classified information

Freedom of speech does not apply to: