If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied...

No freedom is absolute.

Threats of violence

And much, much more.

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Trade secrets

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.

Insurrection

Have you ever accidentally found out that you were about to be fired?

HIPAA violations

False advertising

Revenge porn

If you could go back and rewrite the Legend of Korra, what would you change, and why?

Fraud

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.

Revealing classified information

What is the most sentimental item you inherited from someone dear to you and what does it mean to you?

Perjury

Insider trading

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.

What happens if a parent refuses to let their child be transgender? What happens if the parent tries their hardest not to allow their child to be trans, like flushing every bottle of their trans child's HRT down the toilet?

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.

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Child pornography

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Terroristic threats

Conspiracy

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

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