Capitol Attack: Prince Harry Reveals Warning to Twitter CEO
The Duke of Sussex claimed to have emailed Jack Dorsey his concerns about what followed, exactly one day later, at the Capitol.
In the revelation that he had warned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about what followed exactly one day later at the Capitol , Prince Harry proceeded.
The Duke of Sussex participated in the well-known technology forum "RE: WIRED", discussing the situation on social media and the field of misinformation and hatred that has developed in them.
He said in an email that he had expressed concern about a possible coup d'état by Mr Dorsey, adding that Twitter was fueling the comments of the host: "I warned him that his platform would allow a group of people to call for a coup d'etat." , initially stated to note that: "This email was sent the day before the attack on the Capitol. And then it happened. I have not heard from him since."
The internet discussion raised the issue of misinformation on Social Media, with the Duke of Sussex citing his personal experience to show that social networking companies, he said, did not do enough to prevent the phenomenon.
"There is hatred, division and lies. This is not right," he said.
According to a recent survey, both Prince Harry and his wife, Megan Markle , who support the consolidation of social media, have been targeted on Twitter, with Megan receiving about 80% of abusive comments on its weight, according to analytics provider Twitter Bot Sentinel.
The Duchess of Sussex, in fact, has stated that she avoids social media for "her own self-preservation".
The survey analyzed 114,000 tweets about the couple and identified 83 accounts that were behind 70% of the most aggressive tweets against the couple.
At the same time, according to the BBC, the congressional committee investigating the invasion of the Capitol called on more of Trump's close associates to testify, including a former White House spokesman, to find out if the former president of the The US knew what was going to happen.