“It’s a very important move for protecting young children,” said Tao Ran, the director of the Internet Addiction Clinic at Beijing Military General Hospital. He said he had seen several Chinese teenagers return from boot camps that treat internet addiction showing signs of psychological trauma. Figures on the number or growth of internet detox camps in China are scarce, but the camps’ treatment methods have been generating controversy for years. Trent M. Bax, the author of “Youth and Internet Addiction in China,” said that he wondered whether a new ban would be any more effective. South Korea also offers camps for internet addiction.

Source: New York Times January 13, 2017 11:53 UTC