Prince Harry has admitted he and Meghan Markle will limit Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's phone access amid fears around the dangers of social media.
The royal discussed his concern about Archie and Lilibet having phones, alerting parents to the lack of "awareness" around the topic.
Speaking to American comedian and actor Hasan Minhaj, the Duke of Sussex explained that he and Meghan have talked "a lot" about when their children will have access to phones.
Harry said: "We will be way more cautious and hesitant of allowing our kids to have access to social media."
Prince Harry said he and Meghan have talked 'a lot' about their children's access to phones.
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The royal couple, who have spoken out on the threats of social media, fear that other parents will have to manage their child's access online with limited existing knowledge.
Harry stated: "In no logical, fair, ethical, moral world, should a parent have to consider this app that sits on the phone.
"For these kids who are on smartphones at the moment, even if you're a parent who says, you know what, I'm not going to allow you to be on on Instagram. I'm not going to allow you to be on Snapchat.
"Guess what happens? They go to school, they get bullied because they're the only person that's not on that platform."
The Duke of Sussex fears that other parents will have to manage their child's access online with limited existing knowledge.
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When asked what phone he would be happy to give Archie and Lilibet, the Duke of Sussex said he would rather give the pair "old phones".
The 41-year-old said: "The reality is that if you talk about just having a smartphone and a sort of old school phone, two very different things.
"If you want to be able to contact your kid, maybe we should just be giving them the old school phone.
"AKA they call it dumb phones now, right? Funny that, because the smartphone seems to be making us dumber anyway."
The prince would rather his children have an 'old school phone'.
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The prince discussed the dangers of social media and shared the age at which he feels young people should be given access online.
He explained: "I think you know, once your brain is properly formed, you are starting to learn who you are.
"I think 21 is a sensible age. But the companies don't, they won't ever allow that. They will throw tens of millions of dollars to lobby against that."
The Duke of Sussex explained that people do not know the dangers of AI and accused individuals from major tech companies of being "evil" and "wicked".
Harry believes 21 is 'a sensible age' for children to access social media.
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The prince pushed people to "snap out of" the social media bubble and "acknowledge" the reality of AI and social media.
Harry added: "There's some really evil, wicked people at the heart of this who want to farm our children's mindset and market it for themselves."
Over two-thirds of children aged three to 17 use social media, with activity increasing significantly with age.
Some 95 per cent of 16-17-year-olds use social media, and just over half are under 13s, despite most platforms requiring users to be at least 13.
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