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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: 22.06.2025 11:23

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

HIPAA violations

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.

How often do you watch the news on TV?

Terroristic threats

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.

And much, much more.

What shocking family behavior did you read about in India?

Insider trading

Trade secrets

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.

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Fraud

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

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Threats of violence

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

False advertising

Why is it important for Hollywood celebrities to come out against Trump?

Revealing classified information

No freedom is absolute.

Insurrection

What does it mean when someone leaves something in your house, your room to be exact, and when you tell them, they say they left it there on purpose?

Child pornography

Perjury