Sunday, September 18, 2022

Trial by TikTok: Camilla and Meghan Targeted with Abuse after Queen’s Death

THE OBSERVER: Posts containing slurs and misinformation have been liked by millions on social media

Camilla, the Queen Consort, has been subjected to abuse on social media. Photograph: Chris Jackson/PA

As solemn reports of the Queen’s death dominated TV bulletins and newspaper headlines, online another kind of royal content was drawing in millions of views.

Posts containing abuse and misinformation were widely shared on social media in the days after the news broke – many of them aimed at Camilla, the new Queen Consort.

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