addict
Example Sentences
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YouTube’s lawyers argued that she didn’t spend enough time on the platform to be addicted.
There’s one antiprinciple to this: Do not invest in companies that intentionally try to addict their customers to spend more time, attention and money on them, to the detriment of those customers’ flourishing.
From MarketWatch
She does not place explicit limits on her children's screen time, but says this means they are not "addicted" to their devices and are happy to go to the park or out for a walk.
From BBC
Social-media companies build their products to keep kids addicted at all costs.
From MarketWatch
Jurors on Wednesday found Instagram and YouTube liable for designing platforms that are meant to addict young users.
From Los Angeles Times
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