Meghan Markle blasts ‘bad voices’ on social media as ‘so loud and damaging’ while Harry slams ‘global crisis of hate’
MEGHAN Markle today blasted "bad voices" on social media as "so loud and damaging" while Prince Harry slammed a "global crisis of hate" online.
The Duchess of Sussex made the remarks while hosting a special edition of TIME100 Talks with husband Harry.
During a discussion on the 'state of our digital experience', Meghan said the couple are using lockdown to enjoy time with son Archie.
"We are trying to embrace all the quality time we get with our son and embrace every moment of his growth and development," she said.
And she told the story of a YouTube employee who suffered with PTSD because of the stress of their role.
"Can you imagine carrying that every day - it’s everyone who ends up affected by it," she said.
"The good outweighs the bad, but goodness [me] - the bad can be so loud - the damage that happens as a result of that.
"We haven't begun to realise the legacy and effect of these platforms and the online space and what it is doing to us on a deeper level.
"We're in it now but we have a chance to get ourselves out of it."
Meghan recently insisted that all social media users are like "people who are addicted to drugs" during her latest virtual summit appearance - despite spending many years as a prolific Instagram user.
She made the claim during Fortune's Most Powerful Women Next Gen Virtual Summit.
The exclusive event was for invited guests only - as long as they paid a $1,750 fee.
She told Fortune associate editor Emma Hinchliffe that she has "not been on social media for a very long time".
However, she shared an official Sussex Royal account with Prince Harry for several years before they stepped down as senior royals.
During today's webcast, Prince Harry said people needed to "take back control" of their use of social media and devices.
He said online platforms were "distracting us from the things we should be focused on."
Harry added: "What is happening in the online world is affecting the world. This is a global crisis of hate, a global crisis of misinformation, and a global health crisis.'
He was also asked how his family were faring.
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He replied that people "threw around the question" before 2020.
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"There's a lot of stuff to be focused on, a lot of work," she said.
"This is an opportunity to spend more time as a family than we probably would otherwise."