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Meghan says she was 'most trolled person in the world'

During a visit to Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, stated she was the "most trolled person in the world" for a decade and experienced daily bullying online. Speaking alongside Prince Harry, she criticized tech companies for not preventing misuse of their platforms.

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Meghan says she was 'most trolled person in the world'
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During a visit to Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, stated she was the "most trolled person in the world" for a decade and experienced daily bullying online. Speaking alongside Prince Harry, she criticized tech companies for not preventing misuse of their platforms. The couple, currently on a non-working tour of Australia, voiced support for the country's under-16 social media ban during a meeting with a mental health program. Prince Harry also delivered a keynote speech at a workplace culture summit. Meghan emphasized the need for resilience against the cruelty driving the social media industry, while Harry praised Australia's social media ban as a responsible measure.

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Prince Harry gave a keynote speech at a workplace culture summit.

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Meghan said she was 'bullied' every day for a decade.

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Meghan said she was the 'most trolled person in the entire world' online for 10 years.

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The Duchess of Sussex has said that for 10 years she was the "most trolled person in the entire world" online.Speaking in Melbourne about the harms of social media, alongside the Duke of Sussex, Meghan said she was "bullied" every day for a decade and that tech companies were "not incentivised to stop" their platforms being misused.The couple are in Australia on a four-day tour as non-working royals and used a meeting on Thursday with representatives of a mental health programme to voice their support for the country's under-16 social media ban.On the same day, Prince Harry gave a keynote speech at a workplace culture summit, with tickets costing up to A$2,400 (£1,260) per person.The event that Meghan and Prince Harry took part in was at Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology.During the sit-down chat, Meghan told the group: "When I think of all of you and what you're experiencing, I think so much of that is having to realise that you know that industry, that billion-dollar industry, that is completely anchored and predicated on cruelty to get clicks - that's not going to change."So you have to be stronger than that."Her husband added that he thought Australia's social media ban for children was "epic" from a "responsibility and leadership standpoint".
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