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

Terroristic threats

Fraud

HIPAA violations

Conspiracy

False advertising

Perjury

Do you believe that the portrayal of smoking in films and music videos contributes to the glamorization of cigarettes in society?

And much, much more.

Threats of violence

Insider trading

Why did my bipolar girlfriend split up with me?

Revenge porn

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.

No freedom is absolute.

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.

Revealing classified information

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.

Trade secrets

What is the irony of life according to you?

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.

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

What are your political and economic beliefs? How did you form them, especially in comparison to those who hold opposing views?

Child pornography

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

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

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