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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 00:13

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

Trade secrets

Threats of violence

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.

Measles case confirmed in Allegan County, officials provide locations of exposure - WWMT

HIPAA violations

Insurrection

Conspiracy

Aussie firms Soul Patts and Brickworks' $9 billion merger sends their shares rocketing - CNBC

False advertising

No freedom is absolute.

Revealing classified information

Microsoft’s Bad News—500 Million Windows Users Must Now Decide - Forbes

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.

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.

Perjury

Can you explain the difference between fissionable and fissile materials and their role in nuclear power reactors?

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.

Fraud

iFixit says the Switch 2 is even harder to repair than the original - The Verge

Terroristic threats

And much, much more.

Revenge porn

The most EV-friendly country in the world is still loyal to Tesla, as Model Y sales surge in May - Fortune

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Child pornography