What Happens to Your Facebook and Instagram Accounts After You Die? (Essay Sample)

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What Happens to your Facebook and Instagram Accounts after you Die?
It is not surprising that millions of people worldwide have several social medial accounts ranging from Facebook to Instagram. These platforms have become essential tools for connecting with friends, relatives and our businesses. Moreso, we share most of our memorable experiences with friends in pictures and the best moments of our lives in short videos, and it is all fun and admirable. However, as social media continues to grow, it will eventually reach a point where the deceased will surpass the living users. So, what happens to these social media accounts when you die?
There are many ways in which Facebook and Instagram deal with accounts belonging to the deceased which include memorization, legacy contact and account deletion. In case a family member or friend provides supportive evidence that the account holder has passed away, the Facebook page becomes memorial. Memorized accounts have a notification to inform visitors that the owner no longer exists (Ludington 54). 
Similarly, Instagram has Memorized option whereby the word “Remembering” appears in