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

Last Updated: 28.06.2025 03:32

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

Insider trading

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

Why has Schrödinger's Cat, the experiment, not actually been performed?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

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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.

Child pornography

Revenge porn

If an abortion doesn’t affect you, why do people make it a big deal?

Trade secrets

Perjury

Threats of violence

Do you think Trump is gambling with the lives of millions of people by getting involved in Russia-Ukraine relations?

False advertising

HIPAA violations

No freedom is absolute.

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Revealing classified information

Insurrection

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.

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Conspiracy

And much, much more.