A
clinic for Facebook addicts has opened in Algeria amid fears vulnerable users
are becoming brainwashed by extremist Islamist groups on the 'blue magic'
social network.
The
private facility has been opened in the eastern city of Constantine offering
programmes specifically designed for social media users.
The
clinic's director, Human development scientist Raouf Boqafa, said he feared
some vulnerable users were being targeted by Islamists who use the site as a
recruitment tool.
He
added: 'There is some danger in underestimating the damage of Facebook
addiction compared to the risk of physical drugs.
'The
idea came to limit the three effects of the addiction... to reduce the
psychological, social, and security damage experienced by one who lives in the
virtual world,' he explained.
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