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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 10:01

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

Trade secrets

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.

Child pornography

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Fraud

HIPAA violations

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.

Do you agree with Kamala Harris that Donald Trump is dangerous?

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.

Terroristic threats

False advertising

How did you react when your doctor ordered a colonoscopy?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Insurrection

Perjury

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Insider trading

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

Why is dating so frustrating and difficult for a guy?

And much, much more.

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.

Conspiracy

— fri(end)s forever!

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence