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

False advertising

Terroristic threats

No freedom is absolute.

Appendix cancers on the rise in younger generations, study finds - NBC News

Insider trading

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.

Fraud

Rocket Report: SpaceX’s 500th Falcon launch; why did UK’s Reaction Engines fail? - Ars Technica

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.

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.

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.

Physicists capture 'second sound' for the first time — after nearly 100 years of searching - Live Science

And much, much more.

Child pornography

HIPAA violations

Scientists are attempting to resurrect the woolly mammoth but have just brought an unusual creature to life. - Stewartville Star

Perjury

Freedom of speech does not apply to:

Revealing classified information

Who will benefit most from DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that is laying waste to US stocks? Who will be hurt the most?

Revenge porn

Conspiracy

Trade secrets