During her speech, Meghan warned young people were increasingly being manipulated by technology platforms.
She said: “Children today are being shaped by systems designed to capture attention at any cost: relentless algorithms, exploitative engagement, and endless exposure to harmful content that they are not seeking out.”
The duchess, who shared Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, four, with Prince Harry, described the case of a “joyful and athletic young girl” who searched online for healthy recipes before allegedly being flooded with “body dysmorphia content and pro-anorexia videos.”
Meghan also told the audience a teenager named Katie had been “hospitalised for months with a severe eating disorder,” while another boy named Mason was allegedly exposed to suicide-related content after a break-up.
She added: “These stories are not isolated. They are consistent. And they are not the fault of the child, nor the parent.”