 They don't say it openly, but they don't need to. Just look at what they do. Everything is designed to lock users into an addictive cycle. The platforms are all shifting to scrolling and reeling interfaces where stimuli optimize the dopamine doom loop. Anything that might persuade you to leave the platform, a news story, or any outside link is brutally punished by their algorithms. It might liberate you from your dependent junkie status, and that can't be allowed. But wait, there's more.