Prince Harry and his wife Meghan denounced the “insufficient efforts” on Thursday to protect children on social networks, after inaugurating a monument in New York.
“We want to make things change so that no child is a victim of social networks,” said the youngest son of Charles III in an interview with the BBC.
The Duke of Sussex and his wife, who live in the United States, inaugurated this temporary installation planned to last 24 hours. Around fifty giant smartphone screens show the face of a child who lost his life due to harassment or dangerous content consulted online.
“Life is much better without social networks,” defended the Prince, “happy” that his children Archie and Lilibet, 5 and 3 years old, remain too young to be affected.
The couple, who has supported this cause for several years, was accompanied by the families of these deceased children, who are part of a network of parents formed by their philanthropic organization of the Archewell Foundation.
Marche Organized in front of the Meta Offices
Prince Harry and his wife had abandoned social networks in 2020 at the time of their rupture with the royal family and their departure from the United Kingdom. Meghan returned at the beginning of 2025 on Instagram, in particular to promote her netflix series With love, Meghanwhere it is now followed by 2.8 million people.
The Duke of Sussex was particularly moved because social media companies do not have to give access to the content of children’s phones after their death in the United Kingdom.
“It is unacceptable to tell a father, a father and a mother, who cannot know what his son was doing on social networks for reasons of confidentiality,” he punished.
According to the BBC, a march organized by British parents took place this Thursday, April 24 in front of the Meta offices in Manhattan.
The American group announced in April extends its “teenage accounts”, which is supposed to better protect these users, their social network Facebook and their messaging messenger, a few months after their appearance on Instagram.
The British media regulator announced on Thursday around forty measures aimed at guaranteeing the safety of children and adolescents on social networks, including the establishment of the strict control of the user’s age.
Source: BFM TV
