THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL recently released a draft regulation on protecting juveniles who use the internet. The draft, released to seek public opinions, prohibits the use of force or abuse to lessen teenagers' obsession with the internet. Southern Metropolis Daily said on Monday:

The new draft regulation on protecting juveniles using the internet came at a time when a variety of controversial, sometimes violent countermeasures such as electric shocks treatment are being used by some so-called experts to "cure" teenagers' addiction to the internet. What is more worrying is that these approaches are endorsed by some parents, who might seek to bypass the restrictions even after the law is enacted.

Admittedly, a great number of underage students in the country have problems with the use of the internet - in most cases they are obsessed with online games and other time-killing content.