481. Shandong Science and Technology Defense Academy

A girl who was there and escaped the facility managed to stab her father and starve her mother to death. We can only guess how cruel the conditions must be when the outcome can become so tragic for the entire family.

The entire concept of treating Internet Addiction – an illness invented as part of a hoax in 1995 – is tragic. It is an industry motivated by money displaying no remorse against all the victims they hurt.

It is safe to say that is not fun to be there as a teenager.

• 16-year-old girl starves mom to death for forcing her into brutal internet addiction camp (Shanghai Ist)
• Chinese teen starves mother to death in fury at brutal Internet addiction boot camp (The Washington Post)
• Internet Addiction – What once was parody may soon be diagnosis. (Reason.org)