addictive
Example Sentences
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said social media was exposing children to "harmful content, addictive technology and pressures they are not equipped to deal with".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Areas assessed by the probe include the firm's systems for preventing the sale of illegal products, risks associated with its "addictive design" and the transparency of its content recommendations, the Commission said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Meta executives have denied that they did everything they could to make Facebook and Instagram addictive, or that they have tried to get consumers to spend as much time on the sites as possible.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
In March, a Los Angeles jury found that Meta-owned Instagram and Google-owned YouTube were negligent for designing addictive features that harmed the mental health of a California woman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
This effect could be true even if the bursts are not addictive, and merely just habit-forming.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
