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

10.06.2025 07:45

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

Insurrection

Threats of violence

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

How should you handle a situation where your friend tells you they like someone who also likes you? Should you tell them or continue as normal?

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.

False advertising

How conservative the Japanese people really is? And the government?

Perjury

Child pornography

Fraud

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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.

Conspiracy

Is the Chinese economy currently collapsing? If not, what could potentially cause it to collapse?

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.

And much, much more.

Trade secrets

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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.

Revenge porn

No freedom is absolute.

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Revealing classified information

HIPAA violations