Prince Harry advocates for online safety for children at CGI

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Prince Harry advocates for online safety for children at CGI  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.  Prince Harry took out his phone and told the audience a picture of his kids Archie and Lilibet was on a lock screen, and then he pointed to pictures of children displayed on a big screen behind him, portrayed as lock screens, saying they were victims of social media usage.  Their stories were the inspiration for the Archewell Foundation, his and his wife Meghan's charity, launching the Parents Network, a support organization for parents of children affected by online harm, Prince Harry said.  REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #princeharry #cgi

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00:00My lock screen is a picture of my kids.

00:05What's yours?

00:11These children and thousands more

00:15meant the world to their families.

00:19The beautiful faces you see before you,

00:22their smiles, their dreams, all lost.

00:28All too soon, and all because of social media.

00:34It's why we launched the Parents Network,

00:37a global community that provides crucial support

00:40to parents whose children have suffered

00:42from the harmful effects of social media.

00:47And it is because of them

00:50that we at the R12 Foundation are committed to this issue.

00:53Some say kids will be kids, and, well, that may well be true.

00:56Kids may get into trouble.

00:58I know a thing or two about that.

01:03But our kids are being targeted.

01:07The harmful effects of social media are made by design.

01:11While we embolden both youth and parents,

01:14we must also hold digital platforms accountable.

01:17Surely, surely, none of us want to live in a world

01:21where there is no consequence or accountability.

01:24Parenting doesn't end at birth of a child,

01:28neither does founding a company.

01:31Whether parent or CEO,

01:33we have a duty and a responsibility

01:35to see our creations through.

01:37So why, why do the leaders

01:39of these insanely powerful social media companies

01:42still refuse to change?

01:44Why are we holding them to the lowest ethical standards?

01:48In any other circumstance,

01:50a business would commit all resources to fixing the bug.

01:54Instead of providing parents with more tips and tricks

01:57for navigating hostile environments,

01:59shareholders need to demand change.

02:02If corporations unabashedly lack responsibility,

02:06it doesn't mean we should do the same.

02:09Their platforms may be under our fingertips,

02:13but we have the fate of the future,

02:15their future, in our hands.

02:18These platforms are designed to create addiction.

02:22Young people are kept there

02:24by mindless, endless, numbing scrolling,

02:28being force-fed content

02:30that no child should ever be exposed to.

02:33This, it's not free will.

02:36Our platform provides opportunity

02:38for parents to turn their pain into purpose,

02:42ultimately changing the very system

02:45that stole their child.

02:47We need to create programs that teach digital literacy,

02:50emotional intelligence, and critical thinking.

02:53We need to equip our youth with the skills they need

02:56to identify and combat online threats.

03:00We need a better digital future,

03:04one that we all deserve.

03:07We were promised a human experience.

03:10Instead, we've been a human experiment.

03:17For more information, visit www.cdc.gov.au

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