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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 00:00

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

HIPAA violations

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.

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Threats of violence

Perjury

Revealing classified information

How conservative the Japanese people really is? And the government?

Child pornography

No freedom is absolute.

False advertising

Will the opposition parties like NTK, AIADMK, BJP, TVK, etc. form a pre-election alliance in Tamil Nadu on a single agenda of defeating the DMK alliance in the state assembly elections 2026?

And much, much more.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revenge porn

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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.

Terroristic threats

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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Trade secrets

Conspiracy

Fraud

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Insurrection

Insider trading