Prince Harry says society has 'broken down' in apparent Elon Musk dig after UK riots
‘In an ideal world those with positions of influence would take more responsibility. We are no longer debating facts,’ Prince Harry of Sussex with wife Meghan at a Responsible Digital Future event at EAN University in Bogota, Colombia, earlier this month. The Mirror Photo
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Prince Harry of Sussex in the U.K. has hit out at the dangers of social media disinformation - days after false online rumors led to rioting across Britain. The royal, 39, spoke at the Responsible Digital Future forum in Bogota, Colombia, where he and wife Meghan, 43, are taking part in a four-day royal-style tour.
He said: “What happens online within a matter of minutes transfers to the streets. People are acting on information that isn’t true. It comes down to all of us to be able to spot the true from the fake.
"In an ideal world those with positions of influence would take more responsibility. We are no longer debating facts.
“For as long as people are allowed to spread lies, abuse, harass, then social cohesion as we know it has completely broken down."
Harry's comments may be considered a swipe at billionaire social media owner Elon Musk, who has been accused of raking in profits while allowing X users to use lies to incite violence on Britain's streets. Falsehoods spread on social media, including X, after the murders of three little girls in Southport last month, triggered a wave of violence, including a riot outside a Mosque there.
They came after multiple posts falsely claiming the suspect was a Muslim asylum seeker.
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