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China Bans Physical Punishment For Net Addicts

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-more-actually-kicking-the-habit dept.

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 into an Internet bootcamp in the southwestern Guangxi region in early August, caused a media storm in China. Days later, another teenager, Pu Liang, was taken to hospital with water in the lungs and kidney failure after a similar attack in Sichuan Province. The government in July had already banned electroshock therapy as a treatment for Internet addiction, after media reports about a controversial psychiatrist who administered electric currents to nearly 3,000 teenagers. The latest guidelines suggest officials in Beijing do not think that those with unhealthy Internet habits should be forced offline permanently."

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  1. Physical Punishment by NoYob · · Score: 2, Funny
    Is that the translation of the euphemism they use in China for masturbation?

    So, the Chinese are banning beating off to porn or something?

    No, I haven' read the article yet. Why do you ask?

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    1. Re:Physical Punishment by PDX · · Score: 2, Funny

      Say goodbye to the internet BD/SM crowd in China.

  2. Great strides are being made by GringoChapin · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's nice to see that China is slowly but surely entering the 18th century. You can do it guys!

  3. Re:STFU if you're an American! by e9th · · Score: 2, Funny

    I agree. Outsourcing is just plain wrong.

  4. I read this as.... by russ1337 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The death of 15-year-old Jake Simpson, just hours after he checked into an Copyright bootcamp in the southwestern Californian region in early August, caused a media storm in the USA. Days later, another teenager, Paul Schmitt, was taken to hospital with water in the lungs and kidney failure after a similar attack in Seattle. The government in July had already banned electroshock therapy as a treatment for Copyright Infringers, after media reports about a controversial RIAA psychiatrist who administered electric currents to nearly 3,000 teenagers. The latest guidelines suggest officials in Washington do not think that those with unhealthy copyright habits should be forced offline permanently."

  5. It might work by Snaller · · Score: 3, Funny

    After all the only way to "win" the "war" on drugs - is to start punishing those who DO drugs - not the ones selling it.

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