Prince Harry has hit out at social media companies for creating a “crisis of hate” and called for “meaningful digital reform” after an unprecedented advertiser boycott of Facebook. In an opinion piece for the US business magazine Fast Company, the Duke of Sussex revealed that he and his wife, Meghan, had begun campaigning for change in social media “a little over four weeks ago”. “Well, many of us love and enjoy social media. But the prince does not specifically push for advertisers to continue supporting the Stop Hate for Profit campaign, which expanded to cover the UK and Europe last week. “Social media users have in the past been ignored by social media companies because they are the product, not the customers.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2020 10:52 UTC