Prince Harry Warned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Just A Day Before Jan 6 Capital Riots

Prince Harry warned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey just a day before the infamous Capitol riots on Jan. 6 about a coup being staged against the U.S. government on his social media platform, according to Sky News.

The Duke of Sussex made the surprising revelation during a RE:WIRED panel event on misinformation in the U.S. on Nov 9. He had reportedly warned Dorsey in an email about the social networking site "allowing a coup to be staged." The day following that email, thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building after the former President falsley alleged that the 2020 elections were rigged.

"Jack and I were emailing each other prior to January 6 when I warned him his platform was allowing a coup to be staged," Harry said, adding, "That email was sent the day before. And then it happened and I haven't heard from him since."

Harry, who lives with his wife, Meghan Markle, and two kids in California, attended the event virtually via video chat as a guest speaker, where he was introduced as the co-founder of the Archewell organisation.

"I learned from a very early age that the incentives of publishing are not necessarily aligned with the incentives of truth," Harry told the panel.

Dorsey has not publicly commented on the issue so far, despite the fact that Twitter and other social networking platforms, including Facebook, are being investigated in the role they played in enabling the attack.

The Capitol riots on Jan. 6 had resulted in five deaths and damage of government property amounting to thousands of dollars, per BBC.

During the event, Harry, who now works at the Aspen Institute and looks into misinformation and disinformation in the media, also used his own personal experience with hatred online and the constant hounding by the press to stress that social media companies are not doing enough to stop the spread of misinformation. He said the internet was "being defined by hate, division and lies," adding: "That can't be right."

Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex also made an appearance at the New York Times DealBook online summit on Tuesday, where she discussed how women can reach "economic and professional parity."

During the 30-minute event, Markle was asked if she faced any "anxiety" about getting involved in politics, given how she'd written to members of the U.S. Congress and Senate to call for paid leave for new parents last month.

"I don't see this as a political issue, frankly," replied the duchess. "Look, there is certainly a precedent amongst my husband's family and the royal family of not having any involvement in politics, but I think this is... I mean, paid leave, from my standpoint, is just a humanitarian issue."