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In China, the authorities are trying to fight against the scourge of video game addiction, by limiting minors’ access to network games and the internet since the beginning of the month. Some establishments, for their part, offer a strong approach to weaning off screen addicts.
His cell phone confiscated, a child threatens his father with a chopper. The scene dates from February 2023. According to the authorities, these behaviors are the result of an addiction to screens, video games and Internet. For the regime, the digital world is a direct threat to the health of young people. Since 2008, it has been a treatable mental illness.
Military atmosphere
In the countryside, around Wuhan (China)a school, of which there are 400 in the country. The atmosphere is military for the hundred or so students. Cell phones are prohibited here. The residents are all former addicts to Internet. No more contact with screens is authorized, nor with parents, during the first three months of treatment. Zhang Jia Di, 16, joined school a year ago. “HAS At the time, I was closer to my phone than my family. I was completely addicted.”he admits. As a preventive measure, the Chinese government has also decided to limit the use ofInternet for children aged 8 to 16.