UK's Harry-Meghan Couple Announce Suspension of All Social Media... Disgusted by Excessive Malicious Comments "Almost Impossible to Survive"

Prince Harry and his wife from the UK [AP=Yonhap News][Image source = Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] Prince Harry (36) and Princess Meghan Markle (39), who reside in the United States, have decided to stop using social media due to their disillusionment with 'malicious comments.'

On the 10th (local time), the Sunday edition of The Times, The Sunday Times, reported that the royal couple would no longer use social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.

The couple is expected to cease social media activities both in relation to their new charity, 'Archewell,' and personally.

The couple had been famous as SNS 'hot celebrities.' Their Instagram account, created in April 2019, set a record by gaining 1 million followers within six hours of its launch.

Nevertheless, it is speculated that their decision to stop using social media stems from their disillusionment with the 'hatred' expressed online towards them.

Last October, Princess Markle revealed on a podcast commemorating 'World Mental Health Day' that "I was the most bullied and insulted person online worldwide in 2019."

She also confessed to the online insults and abuse she endured while pregnant with their son, Archie.

She said, "For eight months before and after maternity leave, I was invisible to people, but the stories made about me were almost unbearable to survive," adding, "It was so overwhelming that I couldn't even begin to understand the emotions."

She further pointed out, "When people say things about you that are not true, it damages your mental and emotional health," and "Those things wound our hearts, making us feel isolated and tormented."

Meanwhile, online, fans of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince William, and fans of Princess Meghan Markle engaged in a 'verbal war' through comments on the official royal social media accounts.

Having gone through a rough experience, Princess Markle criticized in a video conference last year that "(social media users) seem like people addicted to drugs," and Prince Harry pointed out that social media fuels crises of hatred, health, and truth.

The couple plans to continue their activities through online videos, TV appearances, and the Archewell Foundation website instead of social media.

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