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

13.06.2025 02:27

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

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

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.

Why are people with borderline personality disorder so capable of ripping someone apart with their words?

Trade secrets

Revealing classified information

Revenge porn

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HIPAA violations

Terroristic threats

Insurrection

California schools are very liberal. Do you think California schools are teaching students to hate Republican views (views on: God, guns, prayer, secure borders, etc.)?

And much, much more.

Child pornography

Insider trading

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Threats of violence

Conspiracy

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.

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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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Perjury

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False advertising

No freedom is absolute.