Event Brief
YouTube Employee Admits Goal is Viewer Addiction
Filed: Mar 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM ET
Summary: Internal emails reveal YouTube's aim to create addictive apps, not just increase viewership.
WHO: YouTube employee
WHAT: Admitted goal of creating addictive apps
WHEN: Mar 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Revelation from a deposition in a personal injury case about social media addiction
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