Prince Harry demands social media firms protect children online

WorldPolitics
10 Nov 2026 • 7:44 PM MYT
The Independent
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Prince Harry demands social media firms protect children online

  • Prince Harry addressed the European Parliament in Brussels, urging social media companies to implement safety by design to protect children from online harms.
  • Speaking as a father, the Duke of Sussex challenged technology executives not to show anything to other people's children that they would not allow their own children to see.
  • The duke appeared alongside Sandra Spitaels, whose 15-year-old son Glenn died by suicide in 2017 after a nude image was posted online.
  • Harry criticised tech companies' privacy policies, which have blocked grieving parents for years from accessing deceased children's phones to understand their deaths.
  • Meghan Markle accompanied Harry to Belgium but stepped back from giving a planned keynote speech, though the couple continues campaigning for online safety via their Archewell Foundation.

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