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

11.06.2025 23:59

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

Child pornography

HIPAA violations

Perjury

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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.

False advertising

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Fraud

Terroristic threats

Conspiracy

Do you think Lady Gaga and Celine Dion have rehearsed separately for their performance at the Olympics opening ceremony?

Trade secrets

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

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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:

Why have cell phones, the internet, and reality TV turned the world into a toilet, as this has not advanced us in any way?

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.

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.

Insider trading

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And much, much more.

No freedom is absolute.