LONDON: Prince Harry said he warned Twitter’s chief executive ahead of the 6 Jan Capitol riots that social media sites had been used for the stage of political riots in the United States capital.
Harry made a comment on Tuesday, while he took part in an online panel in misinformation in California.
He said he made a known concern via email to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey days before the riots.
“Jack and I sent each other’s email before 6 Jan where I warned him that his platform allowed the coup to be staged,” said Harry Re: Wired Technology Forum.
“The email was sent a day before and then it happened and I haven’t heard from him since.” Twitter refused to comment on Harry’s statement.
Social media sites have come under fire because they do not do enough to stop the dissemination of wrong information and inciteful content, and US raid.
Capitol by Donald Trump supporters is often quoted as an example of a consequence that allows hatred to fester.
Large teches in general have been accused of placing growth and profits in front of public safety.
Harry accused other social media sites like Facebook misleading “billions of people” with wrong information about Covid-19 and climate change.
He also targeted YouTube, said many videos spread Covid-19 information that was wrongly left up despite breaking its own site policy.
“And worse, they come to users through a recommendation tool in the YouTube algorithm itself compared to anything that the user is truly looking,” he said.
” This shows really that it can be stopped but also they don’t want to stop because it affects their bottom line.
“Harry was listed as the founder of his Nonprofit Organization Archewell Forum Technology.
Earlier this year he joined the US Think Tank Aspen Institute as Commissioner saw To the wrong information and disinformation in the media.
Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, announced at the beginning of 2020 that they stopped the task of the kingdom and moved to North America, quoting what they said was unbearable intrusion and racist attitude from British media.