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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; 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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'''Speech codes''' are restrictions on [[free speech]] typical of [[totalitarian]] regimes such as [[Nazi Germany]], the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Communist China]].   
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==University Speech Codes==
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In recent years, Speech Codes have also been implemented in major North American colleges and universities; For example, Northeastern University in Boston's ''Appropriate Use of Computer and Network Resources Policy''<ref>http://www.neu.edu/osccr/0607handbook.pdf</ref> prohibits students from using the university's information systems or facilities to send any message that “in the sole judgment of the University” is “intolerant” or “offensive.”
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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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