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Web Junkie
2014 · Film · documentary · 79 min
Directed by Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam
China is the first country in the world to classify Internet addiction as a clinical disorder. Caught in the Net features a Beijing treatment center where Chinese teenagers are being "deprogrammed," and follows the story of three boys from the day they arrive at the center, to their three-month treatment period, and their long awaited return home. The film provides a microcosm of modern Chinese life and investigates one of the symptoms of the Internet age. It examines inter-generational pressures and the disregard of the human rights of minors who get caught in the net.
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Thoughtmaybe has a 2013 documentary called Web Junkie that shows how the Chinese handle it for their teenagers:
https://thoughtmaybe.com/web-junkie/