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China Doesn’t Want You to See the Internet Addiction Film ‘Web Junkie’

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The directors of the documentary Web Junkie on how they infiltrated a Chinese Internet addiction clinic—and got the teenage boys to tell their stories.

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Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters

Internet addiction is a global phenomenon. As the reach and functionality of the web becomes broader and more sophisticated, it both connects and isolates us.

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