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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 06:12

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

And much, much more.

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.

Insider trading

Did you ever accidentally have sex with your brother/sister in India?

Revenge porn

Perjury

Terroristic threats

What were Hitler’s habits?

Child pornography

Insurrection

Trade secrets

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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.

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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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

False advertising

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.

Which country do you recommend for me to live in, England, the USA, Italy, Spanish, or Austria?

Fraud

No freedom is absolute.

HIPAA violations

How do I become mentally strong?

Conspiracy

Threats of violence