Handling Your Loved One’s Social Media Accounts
Social media plays a big role in our daily lives. Click here as Eversole Mortuary shares how to handle your loved one’s accounts after they have passed away.
As directors of funeral homes in Willits, CA. we know there is a lot to handle when a loved one passes away. Many of these things we can help with, such as help plan the final arrangements and services. However, some of these things you will need to handle by yourself or with other family members.
One such item is your loved one’s social media accounts. This can be quite intimidating as each platform is different and has different options. To help make more sense of this, we are going to talk about three of the major platforms and their options and process.
Facebook is the social media giant that started it all. Even if your loved one was not on social media much or considered themselves not very “tech savvy”, they still most likely still had a Facebook account.
This social media channel gives families two ways of dealing with their loved one’s account. The first option is by memorializing the account. Depending on the settings, friend and family may still post to the page. Many families enjoy this option as it allows them to have a digital memorial to their loved one. You will know if an account has been memorialized because the word “Remembering” will appear next to the account holder’s name.
The second option families can choose is to delete the account altogether. To do so, the family member will need to prove they are an immediate family member to the deceased or an executor. For either choice, families must contact Facebook directly.
Instagram has risen in popularity and now is the second largest social media platform behind Facebook. It is also now owned by Facebook so the options here of how to handle the account are very similar.
You can choose to memorialize the account and the word “Remembering” will appear net to their name on their profile. All of their images and videos they posted will remain and no one will be able to log into the account keeping it secure.
You can also choose to delete the account entirely by contacting Instagram and providing the required documents.
If your loved one was a business professional, they might have had a LinkedIn account. This platform allows you to remove your loved one’s profile by submitting a form along with the required information and documents. Once the profile is removed, it will not be in any search results and all information on the account will be deleted.
In Conclusion
We have talked about three of the bigger platforms when it comes to social media, but there are so many more. Your loved one might have also had accounts on TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter and more. If you are unsure of all of your loved one’s social media accounts, make sure to ask family and friends as they may know which other platforms they had accounts on.
If you need more information of dealing with social media accounts after your loved one’s services from funeral homes in Willits, CA, contact us anytime as we are always here to help.
