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Posted: 2021-01-23T01:20:24Z | Updated: 2021-01-23T16:36:46Z

Prince Harry responded to a news story that he and Meghan Markle were quitting social media, noting in a wide-ranging interview with Fast Company published Friday that they had closed their main social media account months ago.

We woke up one morning a couple of weeks ago to hear that a Rupert Murdoch newspaper said we were evidently quitting social media, the Duke of Sussex told Fast Companys Katharine Schwab. That was news to us, bearing in mind we have no social media to quit, nor have we for the past 10 months.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who announced their intention to step back as working members of the royal family in January 2020, paused activity on their record-breaking Sussex Royal Instagram account last March.

Earlier this month, a report in The Sunday Times declared it very unlikely that the couple would use social media accounts for personal use again, or to promote the work of their non-profit Archewell Foundation.

But Harry said that isnt necessarily the case for the couple, who now reside in California with their son, Archie.

The truth is, despite its well-documented ills, social media can offer a means of connecting and community, which are vital to us as human beings, the royal said.

We will revisit social media when it feels right for us perhaps when we see more meaningful commitments to change or reform but right now weve thrown much of our energy into learning about this space and how we can help, he added.