Prince Harry says children 'targeted' as he advocates for online safety

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Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, 40, warned parents about the harmful effects of social media on their children at the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative event in New York on Tuesday (September 24). - REUTERS

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00:00My lock screen is a picture of my kids. What's yours?

00:10These children and thousands more meant the world to their families. The

00:19beautiful faces you see before you, their smiles, their dreams, all lost. All too

00:27soon, and all because of social media. It's why we launched the Parents Network,

00:35a global community that provides crucial support to parents whose children have

00:40suffered from the harmful effects of social media. These platforms are

00:45designed to create addiction. Young people are kept there by mindless, endless,

00:52numbing scrolling, being force-fed content that no child should ever be

00:57exposed to. This, it's not free will. But our kids, our kids are being targeted. The

01:06harmful effects of social media are made by design. While we embolden both youth

01:12and parents, we must also hold digital platforms accountable. Surely, surely, none

01:18of us want to live in a world where there is no consequence or accountability.

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