addicted

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If you cannot fight FOMO, and you are one of those investors who remains addicted to action, options are a legitimate alternative to stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

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

YouTube’s lawyers argued that she didn’t spend enough time on the platform to be addicted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

She was addicted to their after-school phone calls.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye