‘It's unacceptable, it's wrong': Prince Harry calls for change to protect children online
The Duke of Sussex has said life is 'better' when spent off social media.
Prince Harry spoke out as he and wife Meghan unveiled a memorial in New York dedicated to children who have lost their lives because of the harms of the internet.
Speaking to BBC Breakfast, the Prince said: 'Life is better off of social media. I say that as a parent, and I say that as someone who has spoken to many of the kids here tonight who aren't on social media because they have lost a brother or a sister to social media.
'But clearly enough is not being done. Some of the stories here are truly harrowing.'
The installation unveiled by the couple on Thursday in Manhattan is made up of 50 smartphones that each display the picture of a child who died 'due to the harms of social media'.
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The Duke, who set up the Parents' Network with Meghan as part of the couple's charitable Archewell Foundation, described some of the stories that made up the memorial as 'full-blown crime scenes'.
He said: 'Having done this for the last three years and being aware of it for the last five years, you think you've heard the worst of it until nights like this here in America, some of these stories are … full-blown crime scenes.'
The children's images were shared by parents who are part of the Parents' Network, which the couple launched last August as a resource for parents whose children have experienced harm on social media. The Sussexes attended a private vigil with the parents on Wednesday night.
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