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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 07:07

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

Threats of violence

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.

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Trade secrets

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Fraud

What exactly is the boundary men should follow while looking at girls so they don't call them perverts?

Insider trading

HIPAA violations

Insurrection

What are some sex stories from your college days?

No freedom is absolute.

Child pornography

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.

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And much, much more.

Terroristic threats

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.

Can the right person make a narc want to change their ways? Is love that powerful? Has anyone seen this or experience it?

Revealing classified information

False advertising

Conspiracy

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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.

Perjury