Each of the major social media platforms have their own policies for dealing with this unfortunate eventuality:

Facebook

Facebook provides a few different options for the account of a deceased person. The account can either be memorialized or it can be deleted.

A Memorialized Account

Facebook describes memorialized accounts as “a way for people on Facebook to remember and celebrate those who’ve passed away”.

Memorializing an account will do things like keep the account secure by preventing anyone from logging into it. The only person who can manage a memorialized account is a legacy contact who must be selected by the account holder. A legacy contact can do the following:

• Pin a post on the person’s profile
• Respond to new friend requests
• Update the profile picture and cover photo

You can request for your account to be memorialized after you pass away by completing the form found here.

In order to select a legacy contact (the person who will care for your account after you pass away) you need to complete the following steps:

1. Click  in the top right of Facebook and select Settings
2. In the left menu, click Security
3. Click Legacy Contact
4. Type in a friend’s name and click Add
5. To let your friend know they’re now your legacy contact, click Send

To change or remove a legacy contact, follow steps 1–3 above, then click Remove. From there, you can add a new legacy contact if you’d like.

A Deleted Account

Alternatively, you could choose to have your account permanently deleted once you pass away, to do this you’ll need to do the following steps:

1. From the top right of Facebook, click  and select Settings
2. From the left menu, click Security
3. Click Legacy Contact
4. Check the box below Account Deletion and follow the on-screen instructions

Twitter

Twitter does not offer the option of memorialising an account. Instead, they permanently delete your account once they’ve been notified of your (or the Twitter account holder) passing away.

You’ll need to complete this form to request the removal of a deceased user’s account.

After you submit your request, Twitter will then email you with instructions for providing more details. This will include information about the deceased, a copy of your ID, and a copy of the deceased’s death certificate.

The company says that this is a necessary step to prevent false and/or unauthorised reports.

Instagram

As with Facebook, Instagram offers a memorialization option for the account of the deceased.

You’ll have to request for the account to be memorialized by using this form. The company will request proof of death (such as a link to an obituary or news article) to memorialize the account.

An account can also be deleted by verified family members.

When submitting a request for removal, Instagram requires proof that you’re an immediate family member of the deceased person, such as:

• The deceased person’s birth certificate
• The deceased person’s death certificate
• Proof of authority under local law that you are the lawful representative of the deceased person, or his/her estate

To request the removal of a deceased’s Instagram account, you’ll need to complete this form.

These are just the practices of the three most well known social media accounts. Services, like Google, have their own procedures and policies for dealing with the account of a deceased person.

As social media becomes more and more a part of our daily lives and digital identities, it’s important to take some time to decide what happens to your accounts after you pass away.

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If you thought it wasn’t bad enough, the billion dollar enterprise has now launched a video streaming tab on the app.

‘Watch’ as it is known is Zuckerberg’s latest cat out of the big bag of tricks. But is Facebook just trying too hard?

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Video Viewing At A Click Of A Button

Nowadays, the number of videos that appear on one’s news feed is more than pictures. With other apps like Instagram, pictures are so ‘yester year’ on the Book.

Videos seem to be all the rave at the moment and this is where Facebook has decided to weave its way into coining another buck or two.

There are currently more than 2 billion Facebook users worldwide, so getting traction on a new tab for Facebook is pretty simple.

Good marketing campaigns mixed with some personalized filters, and Facebook is sure to have people begging for more.

Although Facebook already has a bunch of videos and a video tab, the Watch tab is angled at a different market.

Basically they are trying to challenge YouTube and provide users with access to a variety of shows and videos that are relevant to them.

So How Will This Work? 

Well it’s pretty simple. Facebook has signed a bunch of publishers to create content that will be posted online. Users will be able to access and watch this content using the ‘Watch’ function for free.

The aim would be to essentially provide users with the opportunity to watch videos and shows that interest them at any given time.

The ‘Watch’ tab will be personalized so if you are one of those cat loving individuals who loves a daily dose of cat videos, then Facebook will have that ready and waiting.

Not only that, but Facebook will connect you with other people who also enjoy watching cat videos. The aim of Facebook is to form communities, so by launching this tab, people will be able to communicate around the shows that they are watching.

YouTube vs. Watch

YouTube has always been the number one online video viewing site worldwide. With over 1.3 billion viewers, YouTube is definitely doing something right.

Facebook, has however, always tried to add every feature from every other app available on to their site. Like the ‘My Story’ feature which is like Snapchat. It worked well on Snapchat, however, hasn’t really hit off on Facebook.

Is this going to be the same for Watch or is there still hope for Facebook and their big dreams?

Well, according to a Cisco forecast, by 2021, 82% of internet traffic will be made up of videos. This may be so, but will Facebook Watch be booming or will it be dead and buried by then?

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The Nitty Gritty

Watch is currently being tried and tested on a small community of Americans. However it will be made available to the rest of the world on August 28.

Here are a few publishers who will be providing content to Watch:

• A&E
• Conde Nast
• National Geographic
• Major Baseball League

Just to make it even more personalized, there is a ‘Watchlist’ feature. This gives viewers the opportunity to list all the videos they have watched as well as list the ones they want to watch.

Users can find this tab at the bottom of the main page. The Watch icon is in the shape of a TV. So keep your eyes peeled for another new add-on to the Facebook brand!

Realistically speaking, is YouTube just a tad too big for Facebook to try and compete?

I guess we will have to wait to find out…

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