Discourse about Internet addiction and video-game-related suicide in China exemplifies a moral panic framed through cultural and historical narratives.

Evidence

Just Like the Qing Empire (SAGE Journals)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: The Lawrence case lacked essential elements for a moral panic. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 40; Folktales can escalate into moral panics in troubled times. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 77; The Momo Challenge illustrates how contemporary legends can trigger moral panics in the digital age. — The Momo Challenge and the Intersection of Contemporary Legend and Moral Panic (+4 more)

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