China Aims To "Clean Up" The Internet

China is making noise about new rules to help clean up the Internet in their country and increase its effectiveness at promoting the country's communist ideals, CNN reports.

In an article that read like it was straight out of the Cold War, such gems as the following were offered:

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday launched a campaign to rid the country's sprawling Internet of "unhealthy" content and make it a springboard for Communist Party doctrine, state television reported.

With Hu presiding, the Communist Party Politburo -- its 24-member inner council -- discussed cleaning up the Internet, state television reported. The meeting promised to place the often unruly medium more firmly under propaganda controls.

Travel back in time over at CNN.

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