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Is a platform to blame if its app gets people hooked?

Debated on September 1, 2026
YES58%
NO33%
No opinion8%
YES NO No opinion

The owl's take

A clear majority holds platforms responsible for addictive design, with no gap from the global result.

The sharpest divide is generational: 18-24 year-olds lean toward no, while most other age groups vote yes unanimously, except 55-64 year-olds, who are entirely opposed.

Women are evenly split between yes and no, while men vote yes without exception.

The debate converges on one core charge: addictive design is seen as deliberate. Retention mechanics likened to gambling, and the use of behavioral psychology, are the main arguments driving the yes camp.

One dissenting voice resists full blame: platforms do provide legally mandated regulation tools, making sole liability harder to sustain. The question of shared responsibility with users is raised, though left unresolved.

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