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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: 18.06.2025 12:22

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

HIPAA violations

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.

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And much, much more.

Trade secrets

Insurrection

If you were president, how would you make America "great again?"

Conspiracy

Terroristic threats

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.

How are max different from medical and minimum security prisons?

Revealing classified information

Fraud

Threats of violence

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Perjury

Revenge porn

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.

Is using an ambulance really free in countries with universal healthcare, or are there hidden costs like deductibles that people should know about?

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.

Insider trading

No freedom is absolute.

How do I cope with the fact that I will never have a girlfriend?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

False advertising