I never thought I’d be posting a Prince Harry story in Technology, but it’s 2026, and all bets are off.
The Duke of Sussex has welcomed two landmark lawsuits against major tech companies, declaring: “Finally, some truth and accountability has arrived.”
In a speech in Washington DC to the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) global summit on privacy, AI governance and cybersecurity law, Prince Harry said he had done a “deep dive into the tech-fuelled world in which my children – all our children – are growing up”.
He spoke of “harrowing stories” of how time spent on the big tech companies’ platforms had led to “grave and irreversible harm”.
Referring to the two cases last week, in which a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375m (£280m) in civil penalties and a Los Angeles jury ordered Meta and YouTube to pay $6m damages to a 20-year-old woman, Harry said: “About bloody time!”
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 2 days ago
Who the fuck is this guy? Does anyone know this guy’s relevance to anything? What does he actually do?
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 1 day ago
He’s a man whose opinions are apparently valued because of the family he was born into.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 days ago
Wikipedia is your friend. In the time it took you to ask, you could have answered your own question.
doleo@lemmy.one 2 days ago
Idk, I’d echo the original questions and add “what the fuck has this guy got to do with anything?”