addicted

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In a California case, lawyers argued that Instagram and YouTube designed features meant to get their client, a young woman identified as KGM, addicted to social media, including infinite scroll, autoplay, and incessant notifications.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

People spend a lot of time scrolling through videos on social media, addicted to their phones instead of interacting with their friends and family.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

"I'm a bit addicted, I'm scrolling on TikTok as soon as I wake up or checking messages from friends."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Beginning with its first episode, I was addicted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

I’d become addicted to the show immediately, and had now watched all 180 episodes, multiple times.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline