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

Last Updated: 29.06.2025 01:07

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

No freedom is absolute.

And much, much more.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Is Twilight appropriate for a 12-year-old?

Conspiracy

Terroristic threats

Trade secrets

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Fraud

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.

Insurrection

Why are white women not interested in dating Asian men? Are they not attractive to you at all?

Insider trading

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.

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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.

Perjury

Child pornography

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HIPAA violations

Threats of violence

Revenge porn

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False advertising

Revealing classified information