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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 00:12

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

Insider trading

Fraud

Terroristic threats

Where can I sell naked pics of myself online?

Trade secrets

Perjury

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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HIPAA violations

Revealing classified information

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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Conspiracy

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Threats of violence

Why do the Republican city officials at Springfield Ohio continue to deny that immigrants are eating pets to sabotage the Trump campaign, even though immigrant pet-eating is now widely believed to be true?

No freedom is absolute.

Revenge porn

Insurrection

Why do I get bored with porn so quickly? I can watch maybe half a video (5 mins max) and then get bored and do something else. I don't watch porn often, just a teenager. 17.

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

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.

My ex moved on so fast. How can I overcome the pain?

And much, much more.

Child pornography