Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (opens in new tab) continued their work to improve the online world on Tuesday with their own edition of TIME 100 Talks (opens in new tab), where they discussed hate and abuse on digital platforms. The Sussexes spoke on "Engineering a Better World," about building safer online communities, with TIME Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry co-director Safiya U. Noble, and guests including the hosts of the podcast "Teenager Therapy" (opens in new tab), who were recent guests.

"Our job, especially through conversations like this, is to get people to listen to experts and explain how what is happening in the online world is affecting the world," Harry commented. 'This isn't limited to specific platforms or specific social media conversations. This is a global crisis, a global crisis of hate, a global crisis of misinformation, and a global health crisis." [This is not just a technical issue. It's not just a mental health and emotional wellbeing issue," Meghan reflected. 'This is a human issue. And what is happening to all of us online is deeply affecting us offline as well."

The Duchess of Sussex also spoke of the importance of the digital world to the couple's advocacy efforts, which span issues such as women's and girls' empowerment, the environment, and mental health. We both realized that we could continue to advocate for these things that we are passionate about. We can continue to do this work to make a difference and help the people who need it most and the communities and environments that need it most," she said. [But] if we can't get to the root cause of the problem, it's like taking two steps forward and five steps back," Megan continued. [At this point,] "we're seeing a lot of what's going on in the high-tech sector.