Meghan Markle: At worst, victim of accusations, gets tackled by internet users for plagiarism!
Meghan Markle has been violently clashed on social networks. Following a speech delivered a few days ago, Internet users are crying scandal! Several keen observers have noticed that the words spoken by Prince Harry's wife already tasted of déjà vu. Some of his detractors therefore assert that Meghan Markle would have simply copied his text on… Netflix!
In an interview with the press, Meghan Markle had indeed a big announcement to make. The former American actress is said to have made a firm decision to step away from social media. She therefore decided to take the floor to explain her motivations. The Duchess of Sussex has not hesitated to strongly criticize the way the different platforms operate. " There is very little in the world where you call the person who engages with them as a "user": people who are addicted to drugs and people on social media, "she explained. Meghan Markle was therefore making a comparison between Internet users and people addicted to drugs. For her, it is the same modus operandi.
If his speech could be heard, and even had an interesting bearing, unfortunately, it was not his own reasoning. Indeed, several people immediately noticed the similarity word for word to a documentary broadcast on Netflix. The Social Dilemma (Behind Our Smoke Screens) is an American documentary written and directed by Jeff Orlowski. Released on the popular platform on September 9, the film explores the power of social media and its impact on society. According to the theory developed in this report, their design is made to feed an addiction. The directors take an in-depth look at its political use and its impact on mental health. The film features interviews with the former Google Ethics Officer and the creator of the Facebook "Like" button. Several other leading experts on the subject also give their opinion and analyze the harmful effects of the Internet and social networks. They dissect the business model of companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter Instagram, and YouTube. NBC News considered the film to be "a great eye-opener on how social media is designed to manipulate our behavior."
But if Meghan Markle was inspired by this work, she would actually have simply plagiarized it. Because in order to substantiate her point, she used whole sentences from this documentary. If such practices are common, the least thing would have been to cite sources. But in this case, the Duchess of Sussex has led it to believe that these analyzes were her own and these phrases came from her imagination. So she used words spoken by others to give substance to her choice to leave the Internet. Despite having used social media for many years to her advantage, Harry's wife is therefore ready to take a 180-degree turn. While it cannot be blamed for making its own choices, Internet users have not digested this lack of singularity. One need only read the words of statistician Edward Tufte to realize that it is in fact the same text. Charges of plagiarism have therefore flared directly onto the web as reported by The Sun daily.
Visibly very upset against social networks, Meghan Markle has therefore decided to close all her accounts. She also criticizes the web for being the preferred playground for real "obsessives". The beautiful daughter of Prince Charles has indeed been the target of numerous attacks in recent months. And the decision to leave England to settle permanently in America with her husband had drawn considerable criticism. Meghan Markle has become a real topic of conversation in England. Each of his appearances or statements is an opportunity for his detractors to run wild. Many criticize him for influencing Diana's son to distance himself from his princely obligations.
This American exile was also very difficult for fans of the British Crown to digest. So Meghan Markle may have had enough of being the target of so many attacks. That's why she made this seemingly final decision. “A few years ago I had a personal account which I closed, and another through our institution and our UK office which was not managed by us only, but a whole team” a- she explained during this interview. She also made a point of clarifying “having trouble with people who have become obsessed with it (…). They are so much a part of our daily culture for so many people that it is addictive like so many other things in this world, ”he explained of social media.
These words spoken, but written by others, should not put Meghan Markle in the esteem of her detractors. It will only have succeeded in offering a new subject of controversy to those who did not need it. By trying to justify herself, Meghan Markle will therefore have put herself in an even more difficult situation. This 15-minute speech, delivered at a gathering of the world's most powerful women, will therefore remain in collective memory. But unfortunately, not for the reasons she hoped.
Internet users went wild on Twitter talking about "Scam", "Plagiarism", or even "lie", "Oh my god… Meghan is paid to talk about social media, but uses clips from Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma ”could be read among the many comments.
What also shocked internet users was that in addition to using the words spoken by others, Meghan Markle was reportedly paid for the intervention. According to several sources, the Duchess of Sussex would have taken for the habit of monetizing her appearances. It would be another way for her to improve the couple's financial returns. It would even cost astronomical sums to be able to listen to his speech. Between September 29 and October 1, her speech at the top for Fortune Most Powerful Women Virtual on the reconstruction of the digital world would have been charged more than 13,000 dollars. That is the equivalent of 11,000 euros, revealed journalist Omid Scobie, a specialist in the princely couple!
