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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Prince Harry Speaks Out About His Kids Archie & Lilibet Not Having Social Media
Although Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been gracing us more with rare moments of their kids, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex still have rules in regards to social media and they are implementing those ideals in their charities. The couple has just revealed a new initiative of the Archewell Foundation that focuses on the dangers of social media for children. On April 23rd, the duo and the Archewell Foundation Parents' Network unveiled the Lost Screen Memorial, an art installation that honors the lives of children lost to online harm. According to Business Insider, Prince Harry shared his own thoughts on the tough subject, saying he was 'glad' his kids were way too young for social media—a sentiment I bet some parents can agree with. Per BI, Prince Harry's exact words were: "Life is better off of social media. We're just grateful that our kids are too young to be on social media." The 40-year-old also pointed out that while it may be completely impossible to shield children from social media, he hope there will be better regulations to keep them safe. "While social media companies claim to be taking action, most still withhold critical date from grieving parents—data that could provide answers and accountability. This is a growing criss. Social media is quietly taking our children, and those with the power to make chance are failing to act," he shared. The installation is part of their "No Child Lost to Social Media" campaign. It featured 50 art pieces on large screens (depicting smartphones), each one having an image of a child who died because of social media. The couple spent time walking through the installation and joined a private vigil with the parents of the children from the artwork. Although the IRL installation is no longer there, you can see it digitally on the foundation's site and join in demanding more safety standards for children. Jemal Countess/Stringer/Getty Images Meanwhile Markle shared her own thoughts on Instagram, sharing, "If you choose to be on social media, let's be the example for our youth, sharing goodness and kindness and positivity. Let's tell our children that they are enough, and that this life is worth living. And let's ensure that no child is lost to social media. With your support, we can effect change." Back in 2024, the 42-year-old shared her stance on social media, saying it was very toxic while she was pregnant with both children. She revealed, 'The bulk of the bullying and the abuse that I was experiencing in social media and online was when I was pregnant, with Archie and with Lili, and with a newborn with each of them,' she said. 'It's not catty, it's cruel.' At the same time, it was her husband that helped her cope with her negativity and it looks like together they are hoping to help others tackling the bad sides of social media with active change. Want all the latest royal news sent right to your inbox? Subscribe here. Meghan Markle Wears One of California's Hottest Trends to New York
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are 'grateful' that Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are too young for social media
On Wednesday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle unveiled an installation in New York City. The installation highlighted the dangers of social media for children. Harry said at the event that he and Meghan are glad their kids are still too young for social media. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are already considering how social media could impact their children. On Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Archewell Foundation Parents' Network revealed The Lost Screen Memorial in New York City. Part of the foundation's "No Child Lost to Social Media" campaign, the installation consisted of 50 art pieces designed to look like large cellphones. Each featured a lockscreen photo of a child who died due to social media-related harms. As part of the unveiling, Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, attended a private vigil with the parents of the children depicted in the display. During the event, which Business Insider attended, the Duke and Duchess also shared their thoughts on the dangers of social media — and how it might impact their children. The Archewell Foundation officially formed The Parents' Network in August 2024 after first testing it in 2023. Today, the network supports parents who lost children due to social media-related harms, offering them resources and a place to connect with families with similar experiences. The Lost Screen Memorial is a culmination of that work, both in that it created a physical representation of those who died and because it brought many members of the network together in person for the first time. The installation will only be up in New York for 24 hours, though it is also available to view online. Amy Neville, whose son Alexander Neville died in 2020 of a fentanyl overdose, described The Parents' Network as "an amazing home" for parents like her at the vigil. "When this type of thing happens in your life, you feel like you're alone. You feel like you're an enigma," Neville said at the event. "We can come into this space and be around these families and just feel normal." "It's been a place for us to be able to recharge," Todd Minor said of The Parents' Network's role in his and his wife Mia's life after their son Matthew died. "We've been advocating, and year after year trying to get bills passed at the state and federal level," he said. "We're able to go to The Parents' Network to recharge and just share. It's just an additional family to us." Harry and Meghan have been active in The Parents' Network since its inception, and they greeted many of the families at the vigil on Wednesday as old friends. Several parents who attended told BI that it was gratifying how knowledgeable the couple is about the dangers of social media. "It's nice to know that somebody who has maybe some influence is actually paying attention and is going out there," Neville said of the duke and duchess. Researchers are still studying how social media harms youth and how to address it. In June 2024, the surgeon general proposed putting government warning labels on the platforms. Harry and Meghan have seen the darker sides of social media firsthand, becoming the targets of coordinated harassment during their time as senior royals. Harry has also said that online bullying and the amplification of harassment from UK tabloids contributed to his and Meghan's decision to step back from the monarchy in 2020. They stopped using their joint Instagram account the same year and have been largely absent from social media since then. "Life is better off of social media," Harry said while speaking to BI and other outlets on Wednesday. He added that he and Meghan are glad their children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, haven't aged into social media yet. "We're just grateful that our kids are too young to be on social media," he said. However, the prince also said he realizes that, given our digital world, that likely won't always be the case. "The easiest thing to say is to keep your kids away from social media," he said. "The sad reality is that the kids that aren't on social media normally get bullied at school because they can't be part of the same conversations as everybody else." Harry said he hopes social-media companies will do more to make their platforms safe for children. "While social-media companies claim to be taking action, most still withhold critical data from grieving parents — data that could provide answers and accountability," Harry said. "This is a growing crisis. Social media is quietly taking our children, and those with the power to make change are failing to act." Meghan, who also spoke at the Time100 Summit on Wednesday, returned to Instagram in January before launching her company, As Ever, and her Netflix show, "With Love, Meghan." She made her first post on New Year's Day, sharing a video of herself running on the beach. The duchess has mostly posted about her business endeavors on her new page and doesn't allow comments on her posts, limiting trolls' access to her content. Meghan shares small snippets of her personal life, including photos with Harry and videos of her cooking at home with her kids. However, she keeps Archie and Lilibet's faces off her page, highlighting her and Harry's focus on their children's privacy. "I think for those who do choose to be online and to be in social media as adults that we get to set the example and really put as much good and joy into the world as we can," Meghan said on Wednesday. Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
24-04-2025
- Health
- Business Insider
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are 'grateful' that Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are too young for social media
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are already considering how social media could impact their children. On Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Archewell Foundation Parents' Network revealed The Lost Screen Memorial in New York City. Part of the foundation's "No Child Lost to Social Media" campaign, the installation consisted of 50 art pieces designed to look like large cellphones. Each featured a lockscreen photo of a child who died due to social media-related harms. As part of the unveiling, Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, attended a private vigil with the parents of the children depicted in the display. During the event, which Business Insider attended, the Duke and Duchess also shared their thoughts on the dangers of social media — and how it might impact their children. Helping parents feel less alone The Archewell Foundation officially formed The Parents' Network in August 2024 after first testing it in 2023. Today, the network supports parents who lost children due to social media-related harms, offering them resources and a place to connect with families with similar experiences. The Lost Screen Memorial is a culmination of that work, both in that it created a physical representation of those who died and because it brought many members of the network together in person for the first time. The installation will only be up in New York for 24 hours, though it is also available to view online. Amy Neville, whose son Alexander Neville died in 2020 of a fentanyl overdose, described The Parents' Network as "an amazing home" for parents like her at the vigil. "When this type of thing happens in your life, you feel like you're alone. You feel like you're an enigma," Neville said at the event. "We can come into this space and be around these families and just feel normal." "It's been a place for us to be able to recharge," Todd Minor said of The Parents' Network's role in his and his wife Mia's life after their son Matthew died. "We've been advocating, and year after year trying to get bills passed at the state and federal level," he said. "We're able to go to The Parents' Network to recharge and just share. It's just an additional family to us." Harry and Meghan have been active in The Parents' Network since its inception, and they greeted many of the families at the vigil on Wednesday as old friends. Several parents who attended told BI that it was gratifying how knowledgeable the couple is about the dangers of social media. "It's nice to know that somebody who has maybe some influence is actually paying attention and is going out there," Neville said of the duke and duchess. Researchers are still studying how social media harms youth and how to address it. In June 2024, the surgeon general proposed putting government warning labels on the platforms. The Sussexes have struggled with social media Harry and Meghan have seen the darker sides of social media firsthand, becoming the targets of coordinated harassment during their time as senior royals. Harry has also said that online bullying and the amplification of harassment from UK tabloids contributed to his and Meghan's decision to step back from the monarchy in 2020. They stopped using their joint Instagram account the same year and have been largely absent from social media since then. "Life is better off of social media," Harry said on Wednesday. He added that he and Meghan are glad their children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, haven't aged into social media yet. "We're just grateful that our kids are too young to be on social media," he said. However, the prince also said he realizes that, given our digital world, that likely won't always be the case. "The easiest thing to say is to keep your kids away from social media," he said. "The sad reality is that the kids that aren't on social media normally get bullied at school because they can't be part of the same conversations as everybody else." Harry said he hopes social-media companies will do more to make their platforms safe for children. "While social-media companies claim to be taking action, most still withhold critical data from grieving parents — data that could provide answers and accountability," Harry said. "This is a growing crisis. Social media is quietly taking our children, and those with the power to make change are failing to act." Meghan, who also spoke at the Time100 Summit on Wednesday, returned to Instagram in January before launching her company, As Ever, and her Netflix show, "With Love, Meghan." She made her first post on New Year's Day, sharing a video of herself running on the beach. The duchess has mostly posted about her business endeavors on her new page and doesn't allow comments on her posts, limiting trolls' access to her content. Meghan shares small snippets of her personal life, including photos with Harry and videos of her cooking at home with her kids. However, she keeps Archie and Lilibet's faces off her page, highlighting her and Harry's focus on their children's privacy. "I think for those who do choose to be online and to be in social media as adults that we get to set the example and really put as much good and joy into the world as we can," Meghan said on Wednesday.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Prince Harry and Meghan Unveil NYC Memorial Honoring Children Lost to Social Media Harms
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle unveiled a temporary memorial in New York City on Wednesday, honoring children lost to social media-related harms. Established by the couple's Archewell Foundation, 'The Lost Screen' memorial features 50 illuminated smartphones, each displaying the lock screen photo of a child whose life was cut short because of social media. The images were shared by parents in the Archewell Foundation Parents' Network, many of whom came to New York to lay flowers at the display. The project calls for stronger online safeguards to better protect children. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined a group of approximately 50 affected families at the memorial for a private vigil on April 23. The memorial, located at the The Perch in midtown Manhattan, will be open for 24 hours. 'Life is better off of social media," Prince Harry said at the unveiling on Wednesday afternoon, according to People. "I say that as a parent, and I say that as someone who's spoken to many of the kids here tonight who lost a brother or a sister to social media. But clearly, enough is not enough. Enough is not being done.' After piloting the initiative in 2023, Prince Harry and Meghan launched the Parents' Network in August 2024 for parents in the U.S, the U.K, and Canada. "Our kids are young. They're three and five. They're amazing," Meghan told CBS News last year. "But all you want to do as parents is protect them. And so, as we can see what's happening in the online space, we know that there's a lot of work to be done there, and we're just happy to be able to be a part of change for good." Prince Harry spoke further about the Parents' Network in a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative in September 2024. 'Through trauma-informed practices, our Network helps parents come together to forge strong bonds, offering healing support through community,' the Duke of Sussex said at the time. 'This safe and free-to-access peer-support not only offers invaluable resources and advice, it is guided by a licensed facilitator, ensuring that no one has to navigate this journey alone. Our platform provides opportunity for parents to turn their pain into purpose, ultimately changing the very system that stole their child.' A virtual edition of the memorial will also be available online, featuring each child's story, with some parents contributing personal voice messages for visitors to hear. Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in New York earlier in the week to attend the 2025 Time100 Summit at Lincoln Center, where Meghan appeared for an on-stage interview with Time CEO Jessica Sibley. You Might Also Like 12 Weekend Getaway Spas For Every Type of Occasion 13 Beauty Tools to Up Your At-Home Facial Game
Daily Mirror
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'Enough is not being done' say Harry and Meghan as they discuss protection for children
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have today unveiled an installation remembering 50 children who have died due to the dangers of social media, declaring, 'Enough is not being done' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have called for better protection for children using social media platforms, declaring, "enough is not being done". The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, alongside their Archewell Foundation, today unveiled a poignant memorial in New York City. The installation, which has been named The Lost Screen Memorial, honours children who have died due to the dangers of social media. The thought-provoking installation, which will stay open for 24 hours, is made up of 50 smartphones, each one of which displays a lock screen photograph of a child who has sadly lost their life. The heartbreaking pictures were shared by the children's parents, who are part of the Archewell Foundation Parents' Network, in a bid to raise awareness of the need for greater online safety measures. READ MORE: Meghan Markle's wore this exact silky halterneck dress for spring and it's still in stock Speaking with BBC Breakfast in New York, Prince Harry, 40, said: "We want to make sure that things are changed so that... no more kids are lost to social media." Remarking that "life is better off social media", the father of two went on to add he was "grateful" that his and Meghan's children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, are currently still too young to use the internet. He continued: "The easiest thing to say is to keep your kids away from social media. The sad reality is the kids who aren't on social media normally get bullied at school because they can't be part of the same conversation as everybody else." The Sussexes have now backed calls to technology firms that parents should be able to access information on the phones of children who have passed away, amid an ongoing debate over privacy. Harry argued: "You are telling a parent, you are telling a dad and a mum that they can't have the details of what their kid was up to on social media because of the privacy of their kid. It's wrong." Praising parents who are speaking out on this difficult topic, Meghan, 43, stated: "I think in many ways what we see through these parents is the hope and the promise of something better, because... they just want to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else." A virtual version of The Lost Screen Memorial will also include stories of each one of the 50 children, with some parents even recording and sharing a personal voice message. Parents were invited to view the installation in New York, where Harry and Meghan joined 50 affected families for a private vigil. This comes as social media giants are sent a final list of child protection measures they must enact before July, or else run the risk of being fined a whopping 10 per cent of their global turnover. As of this summer, media regulator Ofcom will enforce a legal responsibility for social media firms to make sure their websites are safe for youngsters to use. Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has today described this move as a 'watershed moment' in turning the tide on 'toxic experiences' all too often encountered in the online world of social media. In accordance with the Online Safety Act, social media companies have been ordered to tame toxic algorithms, take faster action to remove harmful content, and introduce proper age checks. Tech companies are now expected to assess the risk of harm to children on their platforms following the publication of Ofcom's final children's safety codes today (April 24). From July onwards, protections will be fully enforceable, and firms that don't comply could face severe enforcement action from Ofcom. For example, they could be fined £18 million or up to 10% of their global revenue. Other business disruption measures may also be imposed, including requiring payment providers or advertising services to withdraw from online sites. In the most extreme cases, Ofcom will also have the power to seek court orders prohibiting access to a site within the UK.
