They aim to present a product that users feel they cannot be without and they succeed. We've all heard of fomo, right? That addictiveness, fear of missing out, that addictiveness harms children. We allege that TikTok knowingly created platform features intended to cause excessive compulsive and addictive use. ignoring that young people are most susceptible to and harmed by those very features. Features like push notifications and Infinite scroll are meant to draw users in and keep them there. (08:03–08:15)
CLAIM
Asserts that TikTok intentionally designed features to promote addictive use.
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