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

And much, much more.

Insider trading

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.

How would you feel if your friend confided in you that she is cheating on her husband, knowing that he loves her deeply? What emotional and ethical considerations would you grapple with in response to her revelation?

Revealing classified information

Fraud

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

How should I go about convincing my mother that my foreign online boyfriend isn't out to get my holes or scam me?

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.

Trade secrets

Terroristic threats

How did my ex move on very fast?

HIPAA violations

Child pornography

Insurrection

Were the 1980s as uptight and prudish as movies and TV shows make them out to be? When I think of 80s culture, I think about a very "icky" judgmental yuppie status quo time period.

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.

Threats of violence

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.

Why do nearly all of the answers on Quora have “read more” and when I click on it, I get a virus warning every time? Has anyone else had this happen?

False advertising

Perjury

No freedom is absolute.

What made you feel satisfied about your life today?

Conspiracy

Revenge porn

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

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