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Prince Harry shares his biggest concern for son Archie
Every parent has certain worries for their child, no matter how rich or famous they are. Now, Prince Harry has revealed one big thing that concerns him as a father in a lengthy, rather personal, article written for Fast Company.
The Duke of Sussex, who is currently living in Los Angeles with wife, Meghan Markle and their one-year-old son Archie Harrison, wrote about the pitfalls of social media and the possible impact it could have on children — including his own.
Harry revealed that he and Meghan took action in July in support of the civil rights and racial justice campaign, Stop Hate For Profit, by urging companies to reconsider what social media platforms and websites they advertise on. Because, he writes, some have 'created the conditions for a crisis of hate, a crisis of health, and a crisis of truth'.
Harry explained why he and Meghan decided to act: 'Companies that purchase online ads must also recognise that our digital world has an impact on the physical world—on our collective health, on our democracies, on the ways we think and interact with each other, on how we process and trust information.
'Because, if we are susceptible to the coercive forces in digital spaces, then we have to ask ourselves—what does this mean for our children? As a father, this is especially concerning to me.'
In fact, the effect of social media is such a big concern for Harry that he has spoken to researchers about how it might impact children and young adults. 'I believe the book of data that we will look back on one day will be incredibly troubling,' he wrote.
How much Harry himself uses social media is largely unknown, although the controversial biography on the lives of Harry and Meghan, Finding Freedom, claims that the Prince set up an Instagram account — with the handle @SpikeyMau5 — to follow Meghan when the pair started dating. And he may have also had a Facebook account under the pseudonym, Spike Wells.
Of course, both accounts were strictly private and gave away little about their owner. So, will Harry and Meghan be allowing their son to do the same? Or will they be encouraging him to stay offline all together? Only time will tell.
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