| − | '''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> | + | '''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> |