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Meghan Markle may have closed her social media accounts but these pictures prove even she can’t delete her online history
SHE may have deleted her wildly popular Instagram account since becoming a royal, but these pics prove even Meghan can't fully delete her internet presence.
The Duchess of Sussex closed all of her social media accounts ahead of marrying Prince Harry last month - but her old social snaps and modelling pics are still all over the web.
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With a new report revealing sites such as as Snapchat and Whatsapp are “still not doing enough” to protect children, the snaps prove how difficult it can be to wipe personal content from the web.
And they highlight the dangers many kids do not realise about the legacy they could be leaving behind online and how it could affect them in later life.
Meghan had racked up millions of Instagram followers and 350,000 Twitter followers posting pictures of her celeb friends, dogs and inspirational quotes.
But some snaps are still available to view online - showing that even marrying a prince isn't enough to stop an online presence.
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Saucy photoshoots such as this were taken in 2013 - long before she met Prince Harry
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It could be bad news for the rest of use as experts said earlier this year that almost half of recruiters check digital profiles when checking if someone is employable.
Dozens of Twitter and Pinterest users have featured pictures of fresh-faced Meghan when she first started out as an actress.
The candid shots - used on a number of sites - show Meghan seductively posing for the camera as a 22-year-old in 2003.
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In one picture, Meghan exposes her stomach as she pretends to talk on a graffiti-covered phone.
Another shows off her toned midriff in a white vest top and jeans as she throws her head back for the camera.
One picture featured on Pinterest shows the royal lying on a sofa brooding at the photographer in dark make up with her hair pulled back.
There are also dozens of YouTube videos showing behind the scenes cover shoots for Splash and The Luxer.
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One video on the site shows Meghan starring in a crisp advert before she shot to fame on Suits.
Another ad for US Men's Health magazine shows the 36-year-old pulling racy poses while flipping burgers.
Meghan was also a prolific Instagram user, posting hundreds of photos on her now-deleted page.
But despite her page being deleted, the images it contained are still littered throughout social media and on fan pages that managed to archive her snaps before they were taken down.
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It comes as it was revealed young people are being turned into social media junkies - with kids between ten and 12 having their own accounts despite the age limit of 13.
Shocking figures released in January showed children are at risk of “significant emotional harm” from social media when they reach secondary school.
The report, by Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, revealed sites such as Snapchat and Whatsapp are “still not doing enough” to protect children.
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WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA GOES WRONG: Teacher sacked over Instagram photos
The price we can pay for our social media presence - even when we've seemingly done nothing wrong - was all too apparent when it emerged a teacher lost her job for posting swimsuit pictures on Instagram.
Viktoria Popova was sacked from her school in Omsk, Russia, when the images were seen by school bosses.
The 26-year-old deleted the posts right away, but still lost her job.
Bosses at School Number 7 even accused her of "bringing her school and profession into disrepute" by sharing the images.
But following outrage from social media users protesting that the teacher should be allowed to post such pictures, she was reinstated.
The Omsk Region government said in a statement: "The question of Viktoria's future employment has been decided: she may decide to work as a teacher either at this school or another one."
A survey carried out by Reed in January found 43 per cent of recruiters check digital profiles, while other research has found 80 per cent look at a candidate's online presence at least once.
But is perfectly legal for a prospective employer to look at whatever they like and act on what they see - as long as they don't discriminate against people because religion, age, ethnicity or disability.
The NSPCC advises parents to sit down with their kids, and set strict rules about what they should and shouldn't be doing.
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