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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: 30.06.2025 02:49

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

Terroristic threats

Revealing classified information

Insider trading

How many boxes 600 x 400 x 200 go into a 20ft container?

No freedom is absolute.

Fraud

Insurrection

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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.

Trade secrets

HIPAA violations

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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.

Child pornography

Revenge porn

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False advertising

Perjury

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.

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Conspiracy

Threats of violence

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.

Why does a college girl cover her face with a scarf in Bangalore?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

And much, much more.