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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 04:13

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

False advertising

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.

And much, much more.

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Child pornography

Insurrection

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Did you ever receive genuine remarks from a medium regarding your deceased relative with information that the medium could never normally know?

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.

Revenge porn

How is TikTok able to censor porn?

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.

Fraud

No freedom is absolute.

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HIPAA violations

Trade secrets

Revealing classified information

What is the impact of being stereotyped as poor on an individual's life? How does it make them feel?

Perjury

Insider trading

Conspiracy

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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.

Threats of violence