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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 06:21

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

And much, much more.

Trade secrets

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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Revenge porn

Insurrection

Perjury

What happens when you have paranoid schizophrenia?

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.

HIPAA violations

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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Conspiracy

No freedom is absolute.

Fraud

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Threats of violence

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.

Why is Harley-Davidson dropping diversity initiatives after the right-wing anti-DEI campaign?

Terroristic threats

False advertising

Child pornography

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Revealing classified information

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.