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, Prince Harry, praised Australia's social media ban for children as 'epic', highlighting the need for tech companies to be held accountable for the safety of young users.
Echoing his wife's sentiments, he stated that 'so many countries have now followed suit' but added that 'it should have never, ever got to a ban'.
Additionally, the couple joined an Aboriginal walking tour called the Scar Tree Walk, where they learned about the traditional uses of the location by Indigenous Australians. Local residents and visitors expressed joy at meeting the couple during their excursion, and there were discussions about the couple's new life as private citizens, continuing their advocacy in various fields.
Meghan and Harry last visited Australia in 2018 shortly after their marriage.
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, Prince Harry, praised Australia's social media ban for children as 'epic', highlighting the need for tech companies to be held accountable for the safety of young users.
Echoing his wife's sentiments, he stated that 'so many countries have now followed suit' but added that 'it should have never, ever got to a ban'.
Additionally, the couple joined an Aboriginal walking tour called the Scar Tree Walk, where they learned about the traditional uses of the location by Indigenous Australians. Local residents and visitors expressed joy at meeting the couple during their excursion, and there were discussions about the couple's new life as private citizens, continuing their advocacy in various fields.
Meghan and Harry last visited Australia in 2018 shortly after their marriage.
