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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: 21.06.2025 06:33

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

Trade secrets

Perjury

Insider trading

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Conspiracy

Fraud

False advertising

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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

Threats of violence

Is there any way that I can sign up for multiple newsletters from as many companies as possible at once using a single form?

No freedom is absolute.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revenge porn

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Terroristic threats

And much, much more.

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.

Insurrection

Revealing classified information

How is cultural invasion being carried out by Bollywood?

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.

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.