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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: 20.06.2025 10:14

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

Perjury

Trade secrets

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.

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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.

Conspiracy

False advertising

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Threats of violence

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.

My stepmother has banned me from the family. Can she legally keep me from going to my father's funeral?

HIPAA violations

Fraud

Revenge porn

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No freedom is absolute.

And much, much more.

Terroristic threats

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Insurrection

Child pornography

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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Insider trading

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.