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Harry and Meghan to quit social media

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex may stop using social media. Harry and Meghan want to focus on life. A newspaper said the couple will not use social media for their charity or for their personal lives. They are tired of the "hate" they see online. Many people attacked them online last year after they quit the royal family.

The couple have 10 million followers. Meghan said social media can do a lot of harm. She was attacked online after she got married. She said she got "almost unsurvivable" abuse. She said she was the most trolled person in the world. Social media companies are in the news for stopping Donald Trump's accounts.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex may have stopped using social media. Harry and Meghan want to focus on their life. A UK newspaper wrote that the couple will not use social media for their charity or for their personal lives. It said they are tired of the "hate" they see online. They stopped being active members of the British royal family last year. After that, many people attacked them online.

Harry and Meghan's main social media account has 10 million followers. The couple were "very unlikely" to use it again. Meghan has spoken about the harm social media can do. She was attacked many times after she got married. She said she experienced "almost unsurvivable" online abuse. She said she was the most trolled person in the world. Social media companies are in the news for stopping the accounts of US President Donald Trump.

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Harry and Meghan - Level 2

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex may have said goodbye to social media. The Duke (formerly Prince Harry) and his wife Meghan have reportedly stopped posting. They want to focus on their new life in the USA. A newspaper in the UK wrote that the couple have no plans to use social media for their non-profit organisation or personal lives. It said the couple are sad and tired of all the "hate" they see online. They both stepped down as active members of the British royal family last year. Since then, many people have attacked them on their Instagram account.

Harry and Meghans' main social media account on Instagram has 10.4 million followers. The couple have not posted any new content since March 2020. A source said the couple were "very unlikely" to use it again. Meghan has spoken out about the harm social media can do. She was attacked many times after she married into Britain's royal family. She said she experienced "almost unsurvivable" online abuse. She said she was the most trolled person in the world in 2019. Social media companies are in the news for suspending the accounts of US President Donald Trump.

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Reporters are saying the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have abandoned social media. The Duke (formerly Prince Harry) and his wife Meghan have reportedly said goodbye to their social media accounts. They want to focus on their new life together in the USA. The "Sunday Times" newspaper in the UK wrote that the couple have no plans to use social media for their non-profit organisation or for their personal lives. The newspaper said the couple have become sad and tired of all the "hate" they see online. They both decided to step down as active members of the British royal family last year. Since then, many people have attacked and criticised them on their Instagram account.

Harry and Meghans' main social media account was @sussexroyal on Instagram. They have 10.4 million followers on this account but have not posted any new content since March 2020. A source told the "Sunday Times" that the couple were "very unlikely" to use social media again. Meghan has spoken out about the harm social media can do. She was the subject of many attacks after she married into Britain's royal family. She said she experienced "almost unsurvivable" online abuse and cyberbullying. She added that she was the most trolled person in the world in 2019. This news comes as social media companies are in the spotlight for suspending the accounts of US President Donald Trump.

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