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| − | '''Speech codes''' are restrictions on [[free speech]] typical of [[totalitarian]] regimes such as [[Nazi Germany]], the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Communist China]]. In recent years, Speech Codes have also been implemented in major North American colleges and universities | + | '''Speech codes''' are restrictions on [[free speech]] typical of [[totalitarian]] regimes such as [[Nazi Germany]], the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Communist China]]. In recent years, Speech Codes have also been implemented in major North American colleges and universities; and various organizations such as the ''Foundation for Individual Rights in Education'' (or ''FIRE'') have been established to oppose such trend.<ref>http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/4851.html?PHPSESSID=914a3b6b4bcf99b2035681dcc8d19b22</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:04, April 13, 2007
Speech codes are restrictions on free speech typical of totalitarian regimes such as Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union and Communist China. In recent years, Speech Codes have also been implemented in major North American colleges and universities; and various organizations such as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (or FIRE) have been established to oppose such trend.[1]