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It seems like the position on minor internet addiction has already become uncontrollable, even though the government of China, parents, and schools tried to obstruct the attraction from internet to minors, the problems on minor internet addiction still appeared in China continually. In this situation, the network media has invaded to minor`s brain. Anne Nelson (2003) reported about the young Chinese ages 8-18 were experiencing almost 11 hours of total media exposure a day, a 30 percent increase from only a decade earlier. Much of that time was spent with overlapping multitasking (listening to music or having the television on while doing other things, or using two platforms at once). However, some of people argue that, if the time that was consumed on internet become controllable, the internet will assist children rather than harm. Chinweike (2013) views the Internet is one of the most successful technology that mankind has ever developed. It allows for easy and almost effortless dissemination of information in this information age. A lot of people – including children have come to embrace the endless opportunities that the internet can offer. Actually the internet does not only harm the minor, but it also assists children on other ways such as helps children growing their extracurricular knowledge and makes them more socialized.

First, the internet allows students and teachers to collaborate with individuals around the world and at any time of day, which gives them a different viewpoint or perspective on topics and exposes them to different populations, cultures and beliefs (Jane, 2008). The internet is the only approach can guide people who come from different countries, have different religions, and cultures stay together and c...

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...internet addiction continued, the ‘more serious’ the damage was on their brain. With long time on internet exploring, children will feel weak on body, cannot keep focusing attention, and detest study. In addition, longer time internet addiction will make them hardly separate themselves from internet. Furthermore, there are a huge number of negative information from internet. Although a part of information is helpful, most of them are inundated with eroticism, violence, and passive information. Sugata Mitra (2013) views that from working with children and the internet for the past 15 years, I have learnt that it can be as harmful as we want it to be. If a child is alone with the internet, and no one else is around, the web can be a deadly, subversive, filthy and perverse place. The internet is our collective consciousness and human consciousness is not always pretty.