Fifteen-year-old beaten to death over Internet addiction

Looks like allegations of brutality against Chinese Internet addicts weren’t too far off the mark: A teenager was allegedly beaten to death by counselors at an Internet addiction rehabilitation clinic in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.  […] He was to stay in the camp from Aug 1 to Sept 1 in order to "get away ...

Looks like allegations of brutality against Chinese Internet addicts weren't too far off the mark:

Looks like allegations of brutality against Chinese Internet addicts weren’t too far off the mark:

A teenager was allegedly beaten to death by counselors at an Internet addiction rehabilitation clinic in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.  […]

He was to stay in the camp from Aug 1 to Sept 1 in order to "get away from bad behavior, regain confidence and establish positive life attitudes," according to an agreement Deng’s parents signed with the center."

It looks like banning electro-shock therapy wasn’t enough

Brian Fung is an editorial researcher at FP.

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