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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: 20.06.2025 02:47

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

How do the police verify the authenticity of an online profile? What methods do they use to determine if a profile is real or fake?

Perjury

And much, much more.

False advertising

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Freedom of speech does not apply to:

HIPAA violations

Trade secrets

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Revealing classified information

Child pornography

Threats of violence

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Revenge porn

Terroristic threats

Conspiracy

What options are available for obtaining prescribed medicine if you are in therapy, do not have insurance, but need them for functioning well?

Fraud

No freedom is absolute.