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

12.06.2025 06:17

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

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.

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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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.

And much, much more.

Terroristic threats

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Revenge porn

Fraud

Trade secrets

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Threats of violence

Conspiracy

HIPAA violations

Tyler Perry Calls Out Hollywood Studios at BET Awards: “This Is Not the Time to Be Silent” - The Hollywood Reporter

Child pornography

Insider trading

Perjury

Why did my ex-narcissist move so fast with his new supply marriage engagement moving in, etc.?

No freedom is absolute.

False advertising

Insurrection

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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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to: