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

12.06.2025 00:18

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

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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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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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.

And much, much more.

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.

Secret leprosy infected the Americas before European arrival - DW

Revealing classified information

Terroristic threats

Conspiracy

Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after first Eastern Conference finals berth in 25 years - AP News

No freedom is absolute.

Insider trading

Insurrection

Over 3,000 Private Credit Deals From Just 20 Analysts Raise Questions on Wall Street - Bloomberg.com

Fraud

HIPAA violations

Trade secrets

‘The market is as clueless as the Fed’: Why this trader says stocks could continue to do well for months - MarketWatch

Threats of violence

Perjury

Child pornography

HIV Drugs Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk - Neuroscience News

Revenge porn

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.