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- Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, said he emailing Twitter Inc TWTR CEO Jack Dorsey ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that "his platform was allowing a coup to be staged," Wired reports.
- "That email was sent the day before and then it happened, and I haven't heard from him since," Harry added.
- The Capitol building was stormed by a group of Donald Trump supporters after Trump falsely disputed the outcome of the 2020 election, CNBC reports. In the weeks before the riot, there were calls for violence against Congress and the police on social media.
- Harry criticized Twitter, Facebook, now rebranded as Meta Platforms Inc FB, and Alphabet Inc's GOOG GOOGL YouTube for misinformation spread on the social media platforms.
- Harry highlighted the gravity of the problem, which is ruining lives and destroying families.
- Harry said his household would abstain from social media "until things change," but he believes change is possible.
- Related Content: Facebook Penalizes Groups Following Capitol Riot Backlash: WSJ
- TWTR Price Action: Twitter shares were down 0.47% at $53.40 Wednesday morning.
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