Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have called for more action to protect children from the dangers of social media.
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have called for more action to protect children from the dangers of social media
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex unveiled a memorial in New York City on Thursday night (24.04.25) to “honour the lives of children lost to online harm”, and Harry admitted he was “grateful” his and Meghan’s children – Prince Archie, five, and three-year-old Princess Lilibet – aren’t old enough to be online yet.
Speaking to ‘BBC Breakfast’ in New York, he said: “We want to make sure that things are changed so that… no more kids are lost to social media.
“Life is better off social media.
“The easiest thing to say is to keep your kids away from social media.
“The sad reality is the kids who aren’t on social media normally get bullied at school because they can’t be part of the same conversation as everybody else.”
The Lost Screen Memorial features 50 lightboxes, which are designed to look like smartphones.
Each one features a photograph of a child whose life was cut short due to “harms of social media”.
In a statement shared with Sky News, Harry said: “These children were not sick. Their deaths were not inevitable – they were exposed to, and in many cases were pushed harmful content online, the kind any child could encounter.
“No child should be exploited, groomed, or preyed upon in digital spaces. To the platforms, they may be seen as statistics. To their families, they were cherished and irreplaceable.
“While social media companies claim…
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