Online Platforms
Globally there are billions of email and social media accounts
across Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Gmail, Yahoo!,
Hotmail and numerous other platforms. An ABC news report of 6
January 2015, stated that some estimates suggest that up to 30
million of the 1.3 billion Facebook users are actually dead.
Accessing Accounts
Access to accounts of deceased loved ones is an increasingly
important and sensitive issue for families, but the realities of
life and the law are taking time to catch up to the technology and
usage of social media, with numerous reported battles between
families and the corporate technology giants seeking access to the
accounts of their deceased loved ones. Disputes can also occur
between the families and the partner of the deceased about who
should have control or access.
