Always-on social feeds feel addictive though causation cannot be isolated from other media.

Evidence

I found anecdotal evidence that the always-on, constantly updated nature of Twitter was both distracting and addictive. It is impossible, however, to conclude from this whether Twitter, let alone the internet as a whole, causes behavioral or emotional changes. My informants consumed huge amounts of information from many different on and offline sources, including television, books, and newspapers. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 600

Categorization

• QUESTION: Methodological caution worth noting: the book itself flags that self-reports of ‘addiction’ to Twitter can’t be separated from offline media consumption — a useful caveat for any later claim citing this as evidence of tech addiction.
• XREF: connects to: Addiction researchers apply a five-element framework to explain compulsive social-media engagement. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1438; Digital engagement addiction can permanently transform formerly reasonable public figures — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror…, 344; Facebook’s design intentionally exploits variable-reward dopamine hits to maximize user time. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1437

Broader Connections

• Facebook’s design intentionally exploits variable-reward dopamine hits to maximize user time. #exemplifies (0.80) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1437
• Addiction researchers apply a five-element framework to explain compulsive social-media engagement. #expands (0.75) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1438
• Digital engagement addiction can permanently transform formerly reasonable public figures #qualifies (0.75) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 344