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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: 22.06.2025 01:25

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

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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.

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.

No freedom is absolute.

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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:

And much, much more.

Is it still wrong to spread misinformation even if it's only to troll people rather than harming them?

Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

Insider trading

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Child pornography

Insurrection

Revealing classified information

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HIPAA violations

Perjury

Trade secrets

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Fraud

Threats of violence