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

13.06.2025 00:42

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

Insider trading

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.

Ravens in "introductory stage" of Lamar Jackson extension talks - NBC Sports

False advertising

Perjury

Insurrection

Companies are struggling to fill manufacturing positions, let alone plan for what Trump's administration has in mind - Business Insider

No freedom is absolute.

Fraud

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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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.

And much, much more.

Threats of violence

"People don't even like him": Musk becomes GOP pariah after "ridiculous" Trump attacks - Axios

Conspiracy

Terroristic threats

Child pornography

Reality TV star’s son dead at 16: ‘Life is so cruel and unfair’ - AL.com

Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations

If you could go back and rewrite the Legend of Korra, what would you change, and why?

Trade secrets

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.