Is social media designed to be addictive?

"And I don't think social media companies are trying to make 'addictive' platforms, per se. But since they're all competing for our (limited) ... Former Google designer and ethicist Tristan Harris lays out the most common ways we're being manipulated on his blog. read more

Social networks are massively addictive -- by design -- which makes it really hard for users to break their online habits. Social networks are massively addictive -- by design -- which makes it really hard for users to break their online habits. read more

But as Facebook observed, social feedback induces a burst of happiness so brief it's addictive, causing us to return more and scroll further."The like button, simple as it was, tapped into a bottomless font of social feedback," explains Adam Alter, author of Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. read more

A recent Harvard Study shows that Social Media gives the same pleasure as does food, money, and sex. A recent study by Harvard University shows evidence as to why social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are so popular and highly addictive for many people. read more