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Children addicted to video games ran away from home in the middle of the night to find WiFi when parents turned their internet connection off, says expert (www.businessinsider.com)

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Children addicted to video games ran away from home in the middle of the night to find WiFi when parents turned their internet connection off, says expert::Children have been found sitting by the front door of random homes, desperately trying to tap into the owner's WiFi connection.

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[-] gelberhut@lemdro.id 7 points 1 year ago

I did not read the article, but I have one important question: did they found a WiFi they could use or not?

[-] PrinzMegahertz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

And how did they run away with that big gaming setup in tow?

[-] key@lemmy.keychat.org 1 points 1 year ago

Article says they just went and sat on their neighbor's front steps.

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