BEIJING: The number of young Internet addicts in China soared to 24 million last year as the world's largest web population exploded, according to a survey carried by state media Wednesday. The number of young addicts almost doubled from 2005 and now accounts for one in seven young Internet users, according to the poll conducted by the China Youth Association for Network Development. More than 7,000 people aged six to 29 were polled about their Internet habits in 30 provinces, municipalities and regions, the China Daily reported. The definition of a web addict is vague, but online users fall into that category if school grades, careers or relationships are negatively impacted by their Internet activities. They also have to always want to use the Internet, feel annoyed or depressed if not allowed to surf the web, or feel happier in cyberworld than in real life, the report said. At least 384 million people are online in China, and Internet addiction has caused increasing co...
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