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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: 23.06.2025 01:20

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

Perjury

Insurrection

And much, much more.

Why would you think you're fit to be a model?

Fraud

Threats of violence

Conspiracy

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Revenge porn

Trade secrets

Insider trading

Mario Kart World wouldn’t be in the running for Game of the Year even if it was perfect - polygon.com

False advertising

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.

Terroristic threats

Scientists are attempting to resurrect the woolly mammoth but have just brought an unusual creature to life. - Stewartville Star

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information

No freedom is absolute.

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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.

HIPAA violations

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.

Has Pope Francis signed a document that gay men can now become priests?

Child pornography

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.