'I Know About Narrative' Says Prince Harry As He Hits Out At Online Trolls in Brussels Address
The Duke Of Sussex made an impassioned address during a panel discussion in the European Parliament during his visit to Brussels alongside Meghan Markle.
PRINCE Harry seemingly hit out at abuse online during his Brussels engagement, saying that leaders are 'asleep at the wheel'.
The Duke of Sussex appeared in the Belgian capital to open the Lost Screen Memorial alongside his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
After delivering the keynote address at the exhibition within the European Parliament, he then appeared in a panel discussion, 'Beyond Promises: Building a Digital Future that Works For Children' alongside other lawmakers and high-level individuals.
During the panel, he seemingly hit out at some of the 'narratives' and 'loud voices' that can be found online. "I know a few things about narratives," remarked the Duke.
"I think that for all these years, we're 20 years plus into this. These are meetings; these are conversations we should have had two decades ago, but we've all been asleep at the wheel!"
The Duke also claimed that companies should do more to protect those at risk from harm online. "I think that the narrative has always been what they want. There is an extraordinarily large amount of money being put into areas of interest by these companies."
Adding: "There are some very loud voices, and then there's a lot of money put behind those voices, but they are not representative of the main. And I think that is the that is the the reality that we need to lean into."
This comes as Prince Harry earlier called for social media companies to be held 'accountable' after children have been seriously harmed by online abuse.
Harry stated: "These companies have caused so much harm; there has to be accountability.
"We talked about incentive versus deterrent. And for many years, I think we've tried to incentivise these companies to change; that hasn't worked."
Adding: ""Don't put anything in front of our children that you wouldn't put in front of your own children. And I use that [phrase] because the majority of these companies, they [staff] don't let their children on social media because they know the dangers."
