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

16.06.2025 00:25

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

Insurrection

Child pornography

Trade secrets

Switch, Xbox, and the portable future of games - The Verge

Terroristic threats

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.

Insider trading

A high-resolution spectrometer that fits into smartphones - Phys.org

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.

Fraud

False advertising

Why do some people have loving parents and some do not?

Revenge porn

And much, much more.

Revealing classified information

Do you think Japan will have same-sex marriage by 2030?

HIPAA violations

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.

Perjury

What’s the saddest thing you’ve seen at your job?

Threats of violence

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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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.

Conspiracy