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This is some extreme mental gymnastics where restrictions are actually freedoms.

By the same logic, how about a freedom for the government to limit your speech? Now censorship is freedom and free speech is a restriction.

Traffic signs are limits on freedom, but they increase the net freedom to travel. Some things have a higher second derivative of freedom.

The ability to do censorship would be a freedom for the government, yes. It's also a restriction on you.

I don't like HOAs, but the ability to form or join a HOA is definitely a part of individual freedom.

Just like the ability to eg enter into a non-disclosure agreement or any other kind of contract.