Internet Addiction

When the internet was still emerging, it was initially used by academics and researchers in the USA. The earliest form of the internet was the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), which was developed in the late 1960s. As it grew, it was used by research institutions and universities to share their resources and communicate. It was in the mid-1990s that the internet transitioned from primarily academic equipment to a more commercialised form of public resource. Then the rise of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) led the internet to the public’s households as email, online forums and websites became a tool to communicate and share information.