China to ban beating web addicts

[hulaku]

China's ministry of health has moved to ban the use of physical punishment to treat teenagers addicted to the web, according to draft guidelines.

There are dozens of treatment centres offering to wean youths, mostly boys, from spending hours on the web.

Many of them are military-style boot camps that rely on tough programmes of physical exercise and counselling.

Two boys were beaten at separate camps earlier this year, one died and the other was severely injured.

"When intervening to prevent improper use of the internet we should... strictly prohibit restriction of personal freedom and physical punishments," the ministry said in a draft guideline quoted by Reuters news agency.
In July, the ministry of health formally banned the use of electroshock therapy as a treatment option.

There was a public outcry after 15-year-old Deng Senshan died in August less than 24 hours after arrival at the Qihang Salvation Training Camp in Guangxi province.

Days later, 14-year-old Pu Liang was put in a Sichuan hospital in a series condition after allegedly being beaten by his boot camp's principal and other students.

Some estimates suggest up to 10% of the country's 100 million web users under the age of 20 could be addicted, and a growing number of rehabilitation services have sprung up to deal with the problem.

Some define an internet addict as anyone who is online for at least six hours a day and has little interest in school.

"The goal of intervention is... to urge the target people to use the internet in a healthy way," the ministry of health statement said.

"It's not to stop them from using the internet."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8344002.stm

[Wildgoose]

"In July, the ministry of health formally banned the use of electroshock therapy as a treatment option."

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[Smiling_Wolf]

The increasing trend of internet addiction is probably one of the biggest signs of Chinese society's psychological and spiritual decay; when youths feel no personal empowerment in the real world (especially when growing up in a society that condemns it), they turn to the web to find themselves, or to escape entirely.

I can't believe the government sanctioned beating and torturing these poor kids.

[korvinag]

"When intervening to prevent improper use of the internet we should... strictly prohibit restriction of personal freedom and physical punishments," the ministry said

Now it is the improper use of the people by their state, i say.

[Clearblues]

bet you $10 that a week after getting out of one of these camps, most of the kids will be back to farming items and gold on WoW

[Jack Daniels]

We need to create India vs China thread because Hulaku's threads about China are getting annoying..

[TheKorean]

Thats what you get for being so close to Japan and South korea, two of the most advanced internet countries in the world.

[nullterm]

Meh, web addicts have been beating themselves for years. Ever since the invention of the .jpg.

[hidayatnw]

Originally Posted by Smiling_Wolf

I can't believe the government sanctioned beating and torturing these poor kids.

It's China, if they can beat Buddhist priests why not beating poor kids...?

[Jack Daniels]

Originally Posted by hidayatnw

It's China, if they can beat Buddhist priests why not beating poor kids...?

Gave me the lols.

[hulaku]

Originally Posted by Jack Daniels

We need to create India vs China thread because Hulaku's threads about China are getting annoying..

Don't get your little pink panties in a twist.

Last I heard this was a free democratic forum as long as you follow the forum rules and people have the right to post whatever they want.

This thread has nothing to do with India. If you are getting annoyed just don't post on this thread or report my postings.

And BTW I don't write these reports.They come from accredited western news sources.

Just walk along kid.

[CS1.6]

Originally Posted by hulaku

Don't get your little pink panties in a twist.

Last I heard this was a free democratic forum as long as you follow the forum rules and people have the right to post whatever they want.

This thread has nothing to do with India. If you are getting annoyed just don't post on this thread or report my postings.

And BTW I don't write these reports.They come from accredited western news sources.

Just walk along kid.

easy hulaku, i know you are specially interested in post those China-evil post, but as you said, it's a free forum, keep doing so if you like.

[hulaku]

Originally Posted by CS1.6

easy hulaku, i know you are specially interested in post those China-evil post, but as you said, it's a free forum, keep doing so if you like.

Thanks comrade CS1.6

And dont spend too much time on the internet lest ze Internetz police sends you to a camp

[Jiggy]

lmao.........

[CS1.6]

Originally Posted by hulaku

Thanks comrade CS1.6

And dont spend too much time on the internet lest ze Internetz police sends you to a camp

i know you are kidding, but i think it should make clear that those camp are not owned or started by the Gov, they are run by private companies, and actually some guys make a good fortune for running those camps; the kids are sent to those camps by their parents who want their kids to get rid of this web addicts.