It's no secret that Meghan Markle has been the target of brutal trolling and criticism online, but a new report from Twitter analytics service Bot Sentinel reveals an even more frightening fact: 70% of the hate for Markle (open in new tab) on Twitter on Twitter comes from just 83 accounts with a total of 187,631 followers.

According to BuzzFeed News (opens in new tab), the majority of tweets from these users contain negative comments about the Duchess of Sussex, indicating that their accounts are set up solely to harass her. However, it does not appear to be a bot account.

"This campaign is by people who know how to manipulate algorithms, manipulate Twitter, and sneak past wiretaps to avoid detection and suspension," Christopher Bouzy, CEO of Bot Sentinel, told BuzzFeed News. told BuzzFeed News." This level of complexity is due to people who know how to do this and are paid to do this."

For Bouzy, the findings are incomprehensible. "There's no motive," he said. 'Are they people who hate her? Is it racism? Are they trying to discredit [Harry and Meghan]?"

Twitter is "actively investigating the information and accounts referenced in this report and will take action against any accounts that violate Twitter rules," a company representative said.

Meghan Markle (opens in new tab) has attracted criticism from the outset, with many commentators attributing racism (a comparison of media coverage of Markle and Kate Middleton (opens in new tab) makes it impossible to deny this reality) attributed to her and Prince Harry's decision to step down from their duties as senior royals (opens in new tab) and move to California, which has attracted even more hate. Social media is not the couple's only enemy (opens in new tab), but one hopes that networks like Twitter's crackdown on coordinated hate activities will curb the negative cycle and bring the peace the Sussexes have been searching for.