HULU TERENGGANU: Internet addiction among Malaysians has reached an alarming rate, Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Jailani Johari said on Friday. He added that 76.1 per cent of heavy internet users are youths between the ages of 20 and 49. "This MCMC study is being conducted in collaboration with academicians from local private universities, namely the International Medical University and the Heriot-Watt University Malaysia. “We are now moving into the second phase, with the development of intervention modules and programmes to address problems of anxiety and depression among internet users," Jailani said. "This includes intervention modules to address internet gaming and pornography addiction," Jailani added.

Source: New Strait Times December 16, 2017 04:07 UTC