Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Another teen beaten up at China internet boot camp...

A 14-year-old boy was beaten up and seriously injured at an Internet boot camp within days of a boy dying after a similar attack, state media said on Wednesday.

Chinese parents have turned to over 200 organizations offering treatment for Internet "disorders" as the government increasingly warns of Internet addiction among the young.

Many of the camps are imbued with a military atmosphere. Patients are forced to replace hours in front of the computer with arduous physical drills or even more extreme "treatments." More...

Don't miss:

  1. Youth dead in China because of "internet addiction?"
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  3. China defines internet addiction and has a treatment...

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