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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: 29.06.2025 00:12

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

Trade secrets

Terroristic threats

And much, much more.

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Child pornography

Perjury

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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.

Revealing classified information

No freedom is absolute.

Do Republicans want to ban books and decide what your kids can and can’t read?

Revenge porn

Conspiracy

Insider trading

Do you have a “no-no” list?

Threats of violence

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.

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.

What do you think of Donald Trump doing a Tesla infomercial today for Elon Musk—his biggest political donor—in front of the White House?

HIPAA violations

False advertising

Fraud

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Insurrection

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.