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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: 27.06.2025 09:11

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

Conspiracy

False advertising

HIPAA violations

Report: Leafs discussed 3-way deal at deadline to send Marner to Vegas - theScore.com

Insider trading

No freedom is absolute.

Trade secrets

Bat found in Downtown Boise tests positive for rabies - KTVB

And much, much more.

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.

Panama Canal boss warns MSC ports deal threatens principle of neutrality - ft.com

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.

Child pornography

Is Europe willing to risk losing its alliance with the United States, if they choose to continue the war in Ukraine?

Insurrection

Perjury

Fraud

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Revenge porn

Revealing classified information

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.

These glowing axolotls may hold the secret to human limb regeneration - The Washington Post

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.

Threats of violence