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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 03:06

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

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.

Fraud

Trade secrets

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Perjury

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information

S&P Dow Jones Makes No Changes to S&P 500 in Quarterly Rebalance - Bloomberg

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

Threats of violence

What's next for the video game industry as Nintendo launches the long-awaited Switch 2 - NPR

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.

Conspiracy

Insurrection

Trump Crypto Wallet Goes Dark Following Cease and Desist - Decrypt

Insider trading

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.

No freedom is absolute.

China tightens ‘whole-chain’ control on critical minerals amid US pressures - South China Morning Post

Terroristic threats

HIPAA violations

Revenge porn

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Child pornography

And much, much more.