Prince Harry, the youngest son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and the late Princess Diana, underscores the dangers children face online and urges new regulatory oversight of social networking companies.
Speaking at an online event to introduce the UK’s 5Rights Foundation Online Safety Toolkit, Prince Harry criticized social media giants for treating children as “digital experiments to they make money “, as reported by The Guardian newspaper.
“As parents, my wife Megan and I are worried about the next generation growing up in a world where children are seen as digital experiments to make money companies and where things like hatred and evil seem normal to some. way, “said Prince Harry, a father of two. “We want our children and all children to feel the power to speak,” he said.
“We are at a critical juncture, we are all useful in helping children thrive in the digital world,” he added. “We need new laws. “We need strong leadership.”
Prince Harry has voiced support for legislation in place in California, the EU and the United Kingdom that seeks to protect children online.
The Duke of Sussex also hinted at the famous Facebook informant Francis Haugen, who last year revealed that the social media company knew that content on its platform harmed young users – when it said research was needed to find out what information they were holding. technology companies from the public.
This is not the first time Prince Harry has criticized social media companies. He said last year that “time is running out” for these companies to take effective action on the misinformation that he believes threatens democratic governments.
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