addict
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It ends a lawsuit alleging TikTok is intentionally designed to addict children to its features, mirroring a host of lawsuits against social media platforms.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
In August, Meta agreed to pay $18 billion to settle a sweeping lawsuit brought by US states accusing it of designing Instagram and Facebook to addict children.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Mallory decides she can inhabit the world of a down-and-out gay addict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
After Meta agreed on Wednesday to settle claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict and harm young users, a debate is already brewing about whether this one qualifies.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I’m not a drug addict, you pipsqueak,” I say.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
In the two weeks since the summit, news outlets have been dutifully publishing articles that draw on facts and medical expertise, explaining that Kennedy is wrong to compare people who use SSRIs to heroin addicts.
From Salon ● May 18, 2026
Kelly could no longer rely on the steady viewership of a TV channel, with those perma-couch news addicts who couldn’t be bothered to change the channel when the program that preceded hers ended.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
The people who gather in this small room on the eighth floor of the New York Stock Exchange look like a group of middle-aged caffeine addicts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Real change doesn’t occur with the speed or the electricity of a lightning bolt; as many addicts discover, it’s about progress, not perfection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
In fact, scientists who study both the brains of new lovers and cocaine addicts are hard-pressed to tell the difference.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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