Excessive online usage is a growing concern in today’s digital age. Rather than traditional therapies, China took an extreme approach to combat this perceived threat.
In the early 2000s, the unique industry of Internet addiction treatment centers emerged. These centers employed controversial and often abusive methods, including military-style discipline and electroconvulsive therapy, to “cure” young people of their compulsive online behavior.
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