Online trolls won’t leave Meghan alone. Now Britain’s royal family is fighting back.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, left, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in England. By Jennifer Hassan Jennifer Hassan Social media editor for the foreign desk Email Bio Follow March 4 at 2:31 PM LONDON — Enough is enough.
Urging users to show “courtesy, kindness and respect,” the guidelines make clear that vicious comments will not be tolerated and that those found to be leaving abusive messages will have the comments hidden or deleted. Users who flout the new rules will be blocked and possibly reported to law enforcement.
From their clothing choices to their weight, from their family relationships to their student days, both women have been the focus of relentless media attention and social media haranguing.
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