'Courtesy, kindness and respect': Britain's royals have unveiled a new protocol for users of their social media channels
Britain's royals have unveiled a new protocol for users of their social media channels, asking for kindness and warning of possible police action following a rise in abusive comments, often aimed at Prince Harry's pregnant wife Meghan.Abusive and even threatening remarks have become commonplace on the comment sections and Twitter feeds of the royal family, with Kate and Meghan, the wives of Queen Elizabeth's grandsons Prince William and Harry, particular targets.
"We ask that anyone engaging with our social media channels shows courtesy, kindness and respect for all other members of our social media communities," the guidelines released on Monday said.They stated that comments must not be defamatory, obscene, threatening, or abusive; be discriminatory in any way; be "off-topic, irrelevant or unintelligible" or contain advertising.
About 3.87 million accounts follow the royal family's Twitter feed and another 1.69 million follow that of Kensington Palace as the House of Windsor seeks to reach out directly to royal fans and showcase its work, with the overwhelming number of messages supportive. These included a number of violent threats while there have also been vicious online rows between rival supporters of the two royals, and even those who report on their activities.
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