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Video sharing app TikTok has made an eleventh-hour deal to avoid a landmark US trial accusing it, along with Meta and YouTube, of addicting young people to social media, lawyers said on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Technology that drives connection and creativity, supporting and partnering with people rather than addicting or replacing them, could tap into this value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

In addition to their unique flavor profile, the cheese puffs are a delight to eat — airy, crunchy and highly addicting.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025

The Puzzmo game designer speaks with Felix Salmon about how to make addicting, viral pastimes that turn a profit.

From Slate • Sep. 3, 2024

Are there some things that can so overtake our attention systems as to be addicting?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel