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Internet Addiction Camps: How China's Teen Treatment Centers Actually Worked

Published: July 26, 2026

Duration: 11:47

What if the cure was worse than the disease? In 2005, China declared war on internet addiction and built military-style camps to "save" their teenagers. Daniel Torres investigates how these facilities became torture chambers disguised as treatment centers, and why desperate parents kept paying thousands to keep their kids locked up. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • How Yang Yongxin's electroshock therapy "cured" over 6,000 teens in a decade • Why parents paid $3,000-5,000 monthly for camps that beat their children • The real story behind China's first-in-the-world internet addiction diagnosis • How military contractors made millions off panicked families 👤 Perfect for: anyone who's ever wondered how far parents will g...