The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been named Humanitarians of the Year for their charity work.
Prince Harry and Meghan were presented with the award at the Project Healthy Minds gala, which aims to bring together champions of mental health, in New York on Thursday.
Accepting the award on stage, the couple used the moment to speak about the potential dangers social media can pose for young people, which Harry described as “one of the most pressing issues of our time”.
The couple have spoken regularly about the potential harms of social media, and the fears they have for their two children.
It comes after the pair’s Archewell Foundation – a non-profit they launched in 2020 – announced that its Parents’ Network support group initiative is joining forces with ParentsTogether, a non-profit organisation dedicated to family advocacy and online safety.
‘A pivotal moment… to protect children’
Speaking on Thursday, Harry said 4,000 families are currently taking legal action through the Social Media Victims Law Centre, having lost their children to social media.
He said: “Parents who have learned legal action is possible, who have the capacity to pursue it while grieving, and parents who’ve found their way to help in the fightback against some of the wealthiest, most powerful corporations in the world.
“And even after this, there may be no road to closure for grieving parents because these companies refuse to disclose their child’s information and activity on their platforms.
“This is a pivotal moment in our collective mission to protect children and support families in the digital age.”
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He went on to hit out at the “explosion” of unregulated artificial intelligence (AI), saying both he and Meghan have…
