Meghan Markle and Prince Harry "Very Unlikely" to Return to Social Media
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's former Instagram account, @Sussexroyal, ceased to be the couple's primary method of communicating directly with the public last March, when they officially transitioned out of their working royal roles. They were unable to continue using it as, in their new private lives, they were prevented from using the word "royal" in any branding or communications.
At the time, it seemed that they would soon return to social media; prior to the transition, the couple even shared on their short-lived website, Sussexroyal.com, that they would "continue to have a social media platform." Now, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly "very unlikely" to use social media ever again.
A new report in the Times claims that the Sussexes have decided not to engage with online platforms. A source says they have "no plans" to create social media accounts for their non-profit, Archewell, and are "very unlikely" to do so for themselves, either. The move is attributed to the "hate" the couple had previously experienced online.
Earlier this year, Meghan opened up on the Teenager Therapy podcast about the experience of being bullied online. "I’m told that in 2019, I was the most trolled person in the entire world, male or female," she said. "Now, eight months of that I wasn’t even visible. I was on maternity leave or with a baby, but what was able to just be manufacture and churned out, it’s almost unsurvivable... if people are saying things about you that aren't true, what that does to your mental and emotional health is so damaging."
Before Harry and Meghan created their @Sussexroyal account, they shared an Instagram with fellow Windsors Prince William and Kate Middleton. After Meghan joined the royal family, palace staffers had to spend significantly more time monitoring comments; a source told Hello! that some of the attacks were "quite serious."
In their post-royal lives, the Sussexes have made a point to speak out against social media platforms. In June, they supported the Facebook advertising boycott, with a source telling T&C that the couple believes "there is an urgent and pressing need to remodel the framework of our online public spaces." Under the auspices of their Archewell Foundation, they've also partnered with the Center for Humane Technology, with the goal of creating "the conditions for safer, more compassionate online communities," per the Archewell website.
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