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

12.06.2025 05:12

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

Terroristic threats

Fraud

HIPAA violations

Have you ever had a scary dream about a loved one or friend soon after their death?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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.

Revealing classified information

Why does the UK Labour MP Jess Philips seem to be such a divisive figure?

Insurrection

Perjury

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.

Have you ever secretly watched someone while they were doing something private?

Insider trading

No freedom is absolute.

Revenge porn

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Threats of violence

And much, much more.

Trade secrets

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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.

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.

False advertising

Why would a girl not want you to know she has a crush on you?

Conspiracy

Child pornography