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 added that he thought Australia's social media ban for children was 'epic' from a 'responsibility and leadership standpoint'.
Prince Harry stated that 'so many countries have now followed suit' - but that 'it should have never, ever got to a ban'.
Echoing some of his wife's criticism of tech companies, he said they 'have to be accountable, and there's no way that young people should be punished by being banned from something that should be safe to use, no matter what'.
The prince spoke later about loss and grief at the InterEdge Summit, reflecting on his personal experiences and the challenges of growing up in the public eye.
Additionally, the couple joined an Aboriginal walking tour called the Scar Tree Walk in Melbourne, highlighting their commitment to cultural appreciation and indigenous rights.
Their last visit to Australia was in 2018 shortly after their marriage, and they have returned to engage with various communities and causes.
