addict

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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 • Mar. 27, 2026

At issue in the California case was whether Instagram and co-defendant YouTube were designed to addict kids, and whether the companies failed to warn families of those dangers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The police built their case against Omar Benguit around the testimony of a drug addict, who we are calling BB for legal reasons.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

TikTok settled a lawsuit that alleges social-media platforms designed products meant to addict young people, avoiding a trial in California, according to attorneys for a young woman suing several tech giants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Kochu Maria hadn’t yet made her acquaintance with the television addict waiting inside her.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy