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

16.06.2025 01:21

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

And much, much more.

Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations

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Revenge porn

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.

Insurrection

How do professional musicians handle their equipment during gigs? Do they bring their own or use the venue's sound system?

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.

No freedom is absolute.

Trade secrets

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Terroristic threats

Fraud

Perjury

Does having the wrong address on my car insurance invalidate my policy?

Insider trading

Child pornography

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.

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False advertising

Threats of violence

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.

What song are you listening to right now? What does it mean to you?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Conspiracy