gimmebeer writes to tell us that months after a teen was beaten to death in an Internet boot camp, China has banned the use of physical punishment to help teens kick their net addiction. "The death of 15-year-old Deng Senshan, just hours after he checked... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Sat, Nov 07 2009
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| 05 Nov 09 |
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China Bans Solitary Confinement for Internet Addicts - CIO » digg China on Wednesday banned the use of physical punishment to treat Internet addiction after reports of beatings and at least one death in recent months at clinics for the condition around the country. |
| 05 Aug 09 |
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Teen Killed At Chinese Internet Addiction Camp » slashdot eldavojohn writes "Sixteen-year-old Deng Senshan was tragically beaten to death by three of his instructors in an internet addiction camp in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Reportedly it was for not being able to run fast enough. An article... |
| 04 Aug 09 |
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Chinese youth beaten to death at net addiction bootcamp » the register (uk) Kill not cure China's anti-internet addiction industry has claimed another victim, after supervisors at a rehabilitation camp allegedly beat a 16 year old inmate to death.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing |
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China's Response To the Internet Addiction Death » slashdot eldavojohn writes "Last week, news broke of a tragic incident that resulted in the death of a 16 year old boy at one of China's internet addiction camps. Details were scarce except for reports that the camp remained open. New reports are now coming in... |
| 05 Aug 09 |
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Chinese Boy Beaten To Death Due To Internet Addictions » digg A 16-year-old Chinese boy has allegedly been beaten to death by managers at a rehabilitation centre for internet addiction. |
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