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‘About bloody time’: Prince Harry welcomes lawsuits against tech firms (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 4 days ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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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!”

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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wikipedia is your friend. In the time it took you to ask, you could have answered your own question.

[–] doleo@lemmy.one 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Idk, I’d echo the original questions and add “what the fuck has this guy got to do with anything?”

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Instead of doing the tedious couple of minutes it takes to get the answer for yourself? OK, you do you.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Okay, so I did some research:

This Fucking Guy

  • Doesn't do anything
  • Never really did anything
  • Got tired of the expectations of never doing anything
  • Emigrated to America, under the excuse that he finally wanted to do something
  • Still doesn't really do fuck all

This Fucking Guy's Wife

  • Used to do something
  • Married this fucking guy and no longer does anything
    • Brits hate this one simple trick!
  • May have convinced this fucking guy that his family is the root of his not doing anything
  • Moved to America with this fucking guy
  • Does fuck all
[–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

Thank you, this comment made my day.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 4 points 4 days ago

Well played. I wasn't saying he was useful, just that he has a megaphone.

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Since I don't really care about him, I asked everyone's favorite friend (AI) what he has to do with tech, but to respond as a sarcastic Redditor. This is what it told me:

Tech? Oh, now he's deep in it—can't escape the guy even if you wanted to.

Back in 2021, Harry jumped straight into Silicon Valley corporate culture by becoming the "Chief Impact Officer" at BetterUp, a $1 billion startup that does executive coaching and mental health support [1][11][12][13]. Yeah, that’s a real job title. No, I don’t know what it means either [4].

Since then, he’s been using his platform to scream about AI, disinformation, and big tech’s evil grip on society. He’s signed open letters calling for a ban on "AI superintelligence" alongside Steve Wozniak, Richard Branson, and—somehow—Steve Bannon [3][5][7][8][14]. Bro’s got range.

He’s also called out Meta for rolling back fact-checking [6], spoken at privacy summits about the "harrowing" damage social media does to kids [9][10], and linked online disinformation to real-world violence during a digital responsibility summit in Colombia [2].

So yeah, he’s not just living off Netflix deals and Oprah specials—he’s full-on tech activist now. Whether any of it actually does anything? That’s another story.

[1]: Prince Harry Takes A Job As 'Chief Impact Officer' For Silicon Valley ... (15%)

[2]: Prince Harry hits out at spread of disinformation via AI... | The Guardian (14%)

[3]: Prince Harry, Meghan join hundreds urging AI... | Daily Sabah (9%)

[4]: Prince Harry Enters Corporate America—Joining Silicon Valley... (9%)

[5]: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle join with Steve Bannon and... | Fortune (8%)

[6]: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle call for Meta to reverse its... | Fortune (7%)

[7]: Prince Harry, Richard Branson, Steve Bannon, and ‘AI... | Fortune (7%)

[8]: Harry and Meghan join AI pioneers in call for ban on superintelligent ... (7%)

[9]: ‘About bloody time’: Prince Harry welcomes lawsuits against tech firms ... (7%)

[10]: Prince Harry Welcomes Lawsuits Against Major Tech Firms (4%)

[11]: Prince Harry joins $1bn Silicon Valley startup as senior executive (4%)

[12]: Prince Harry joins Silicon Valley start-up - CBS News (4%)

[13]: Prince Harry Is Taking on a New Job Title: Chief Impact Officer ... - WSJ (3%)

[14]: Harry, Meghan join hundreds to call for AI superintelligence ban (2%)

No, I'm not going to fact check that. I don't care enough. It seems he at least is somewhat relevant though if only as an activist.