Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say social media is harming kids’ and teens’ mental health

By HALELUYA HADERO
AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are calling for social media platforms to adopt better content-moderation policies and other fixes. The couple says modifications need to be made to addictive apps that can harm young people’s mental health. They spoke Tuesday at a panel discussion coordinated by their Archewell Foundation in New York City. Their comments came after the conference heard from other panels featuring a handful of parents who lost children due to mental health challenges tied to social media use. In the United Kingdom on Tuesday, Harry’s brother, Prince William and Kate also participated in a separate forum to draw awareness to young people’s challenges with mental health.