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

11.06.2025 04:00

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

No freedom is absolute.

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

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Revealing classified information

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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HIPAA violations

Revenge porn

And much, much more.

Algorithm to analyze smartphone app data can predict MS symptoms - Multiple Sclerosis News Today

Fraud

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

Walmart quietly jacks up prices — despite Trump’s demand for retailer to ‘eat the tariffs’ - New York Post

Insurrection

Child pornography

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.

I took a video of my serve (60 FPS) and it took 0.4 seconds from my racket to the service line. How fast would you say my serve was?

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

Trade secrets

What sexual experience did you have at a highway rest area?

Perjury

Threats of violence