What’s going to happen to your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media account once you die?
With the social media market consisting mostly of those under the ‘dying of old age’ age, there hasn’t been anything seriously done about the matter. But as everyone gets older and older, this is a bridge that we need to cross sooner rather than later.
The infographic below survey’s ‘death in a digital age’ and highlights some really interesting stats:
- There are over 30 million Facebook accounts belonging to deceased users.
- 43% would like their social media profiles closed.
- 20% are unsure.
- 36% would like to remain online, but are split between leaving comments on or off.
- Dropbox has no specific policy for accounts of the deceased. After 90-days of inactivity, the data will be erased.
There are some services that provide ‘digital afterlife’ services, but I imagine that various services will need to enact their own policies to grow this ‘sleeping giant’ of a problem.
Of course, having your spiritual afterlife figured out is far more important than your digital. 😉
What do you do you want to have happen to your social media profiles?
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