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August 07, 2007
China sends internet addicts to summer camp
The AoSHQ Lifestyle™ takes a big hit in the PRC.
2.6 million of 20 million Internet users under the age of 18 are classified as "addicted". The 10-day summer camp program is an experiment for 40 kids, to treat them for depression, fear, unwillingness to interact with others, panic, agitation, bad complexion, math anxiety and "truly poor fashion decisions".
This is a somewhat gentler approach than that of the Internet Addiction Treatment Centre near Beijing, which uses a combination of "therapy and military drills to treat children addicted to online games, Internet pornography and cybersex".
But summer camp is just part of an overall coordinated effort to deal with the problem. "In a joint effort with the camp, Shanghai's education commission has organized a volunteer group to patrol the city streets and stop minors entering Internet cafes".
I hope it's not the same volunteers who worked on rabies control.
posted by Dave In Texas at
11:35 AM
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