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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have issued their verdict on a social media ban which has come into force Down Under.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were quick to voice their opinion on the Australian Government's decision to hit under-16s with a social media ban.

Harry and Meghan praised the decision but said "it shouldn't have come to this."

The pair published a lengthily statement on the Archewell Foundation website which read: "We celebrate Australia’s leadership for seeing and acting on how these technology companies are negatively impacting young people with little to no recourse or accountability, and feeble efforts from the companies to stem the flow of harms.

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