The founder of Yuzhang Academy, a โConfucian reform schoolโ that purportedly treats internet addiction, has been sentenced to almost three years behind bars on charges of unlawful restraint, after dozens of former students came forward accusing the institution of using corporal punishment and torture to โcureโ them.
Itโs been two years since Yuzhang Academy (่ฑซ็ซ ไนฆ้ข Yรนzhฤngshลซyuร n), a Confucian institute that purportedly treats internet addiction in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, closed its doors after a high-profile scandal over its use of torture methods on students. But earlier this month, the facility came under the public eye again after a Weibo user claimed he has received death threats from people associated with the school because of his commitment to helping former attendees seek legal justice against their abusers.
Earlier this week, rumors started swirling that the Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Linyi, Shandong Province, which was once the most notorious internet detox camp in China, had finally closed its doors. The shutdown has now been confirmed by multiple sources, including several newspapers and a former patient.
The fourth peopleโs hospital of Linyi, Shandong Province, which accommodates the most notorious internet addiction treatment center in China, has come under fire (in Chinese) after a viral video in which a boy can be heard screaming his motherโs name while receiving โtreatment.โ The China Project is your premier source for China news
Gaming addiction is now officially classified as a mental health condition by the World Health Organization (WHO). This is good news for Chinaโs many digital detox camps, which have called internet addiction a disease for years. Some of these camps rely on abusive treatments to โcureโ their โpatients.โ The China Project is your premier source for China news
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