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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 00:37

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

False advertising

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

What could be the result if I block a covert narc back after he said blocks were going back up, maybe we try this again?

HIPAA violations

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.

Terroristic threats

To a flat Earther, what's wrong with the idea that gravity is simply a force inherent to space which operates only in one dimension? Why do they go further and try to deny gravity rather than just saying it's different than physicists claim?

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Child pornography

No freedom is absolute.

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Threats of violence

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.

Why did the American's mulberry harbor not hold up after D-Day?

Insider trading

And much, much more.

Revealing classified information

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Perjury

Trade secrets

Fraud

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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.

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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