My topic was internet addiction. At this time, internet addiction is not classified as an actual illness. Studies show that 1 in 8 Americans are addicted to the internet. Though up to 30% of the population in China, Korea, and Taiwan are said to be addicted to the internet.
National surveys suggest that over 50% of the people who suffer from internet addiction also suffer form another addiction - drugs, alcohol, smoking, sex. Symptoms of internet addiction include; compulsive use of the Internet, a preoccupation with being online, lying or hiding the extent or nature of your online behavior, and an inability to control or curb your online behavior.
There are different types of internet addiction. Those types include: starting with the most common - cybersex and cyberporn at 60% of internet addicts, and multi-user online roleplaying games as the fastest growing group. There are treatment options for internet addiction, regardless of the type. These include inpatient, outpatient and after-care support as well as self-help groups.
Other topics that were brought to attention in class were: facebook likes being protected under the first amendment, china controlling blog content and making users register, facebook graph search, and child controls on youtube.
Sources: http://netaddiction.com/faqs/
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