China bans tough treatment of young Web addicts

[slasher]

Imagine being beaten to death for using the Internet.

China has issued rules banning the beating and confinement of youths being treated for Internet addiction after revelations of abuse at rehabilitation clinics, including the death of one teenager.

The regulations posted on the health ministry's website Wednesday stressed that restraint must be used in dealing with such youngsters as "the concept of 'Internet addiction' has not been fully defined".

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20091105/tc_afp/healthchinainternetcrimeaddiction

 

[Facetious]

As the Chinese government loosens the noose on their people, ours introduces some 40 CZARs, go fig-r . :dunno::updown:

Now, if only the PRC would ban their eugenics program so that little boys can grow up with little sisters, things would really be lookin brighter.