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I read the requirements and they are pretty similar to the other academic belt loop requirements. I will say that academic belt loops are just "candy" basically. They aren't required to move up in rank and they aren't anything like a merit badge. They have them for sports and academics and, honestly, I think this one should have been a sports one. If you look at the requirements though, they include: budgeting, spending time with the family, evaluating the ratings programs and what's age appropriate, and managing time to LIMIT video gaming to make sure that homework and chores are done too.
I don't think this is a bad thing. They are piloting an Internet merit badge and there is now a Webmaster leadership position in Boy Scout troops.
Just for a frame of reference, other belt loops include bowling, baseball, hockey, badminton, skateboarding, chess, collecting, etc.
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