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

09.06.2025 01:43

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

Perjury

Child pornography

Terroristic threats

Has your wife or girlfriend ever been felt up in public by a stranger?

Fraud

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.

False advertising

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No freedom is absolute.

Insider trading

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.

Are you afraid of being alone?

Insurrection

Conspiracy

And much, much more.

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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.

Trade secrets

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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Revenge porn

HIPAA violations

Threats of violence

What do teens do at night?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information