The Duke of Sussex, like a great deal of us, has his own photo as his phone’s lock screen.
Additionally, Prince Harry, 40, disclosed which family members are featured while speaking passionately about the need to address the issues brought about by the online world while on stage at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
At the conclusion of a 90-minute session titled Everything Everywhere All At Once, the father-of-two, who lives in Montecito with his wife, Meghan, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, was a star guest.
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Harry said, pulling his phone out of his inside jacket pocket, “My kids’ picture is my lock screen. Which is yours?”
On the big screen behind him, pictures of young people that looked like they belonged on phone lock screens surfaced.
“These kids and thousands more meant the world to their families,” the Duke remarked. Their lovely faces, their smiles, their dreams—all of them lost too soon, and all due to social media.”
Harry went on to say that they served as the impetus for the Archewell Foundation’s establishment of the Parents Network, a resource center for parents whose kids have experienced online abuse.
Before that, he stated: “I am here today to talk about the widespread danger that our digital environment poses to all of us, but especially to our kids.
“If we allow the status quo to remain in an age where our lives are intertwined with technology, we cannot afford to only see the online world as a space for profitability, competition, and rapid growth instead.”
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He said, “Unfavorable online experiences and mental health problems resulting from digital interactions disproportionately impact young people today. They are aware of it. The data supports it.
They are negotiating a setting that is frequently unfriendly and intimidating. It is impossible to ignore the crisis that has arisen in recent years due to the increase in reports of social isolation, anxiety, and depression associated with these platforms.
Many people experience feelings of isolation, confusion, and fear as a result of the persistent dissemination of false and misleading information, which exacerbates these difficulties. These are not remote issues; rather, they are epidemics that are trying our will right now and won’t go away.”
Harry remarked, seemingly in reference to his youthful antics that caused the audience to chuckle, “Some say kids will be kids, and well, that may well be true. Children might encounter difficulties. I am somewhat knowledgeable about that. But it’s aimed at our children. Social media’s negative effects are deliberate.”
The Duke made an appearance at an event on Monday with The Halo Trust, an organization that works to remove landmines and other explosive devices left over from conflicts, as part of his solo visit to New York to fulfill commitments with charities near and dear to his heart.
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Prior to her death in 1997, Harry’s late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, collaborated closely with them and is well-known for having famously walked through an active landmine in Huambo, Angola, in an effort to get a worldwide ban.
“Since my first visit in 2019, a lot has changed in both my life and the world,” he stated. I’ve become a father for the second time in those five years. I also know that my mother would have been appalled that anyone’s children or grandchildren would have to live in a world that was still rife with mines, even though you don’t need children to care about the fate of our planet.”
