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.