addictive

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Novels in series often come out once a year, are addictive, have characters people love.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Meta has strongly denied that it designs its products to be addictive and plans to appeal the rulings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, has also faced recent legal battles over the addictive design of its apps.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

A Los Angeles jury determined last month that Meta and Google intentionally designed their social-media platforms to be addictive, harming the mental health of a plaintiff in childhood.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But every geek has had a brush with a parent, a teacher, a clergyman, someone who’s branded his or her Net passion dangerous, unhealthy, addictive, or bizarre.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz