With the ongoing advancement of technology, when it comes to writing Wills in Shenfield and elsewhere throughout Essex people often contact me about what they can do with their social media accounts where they pass away. This is because, although these people may now also have digital legacies along with physical assets, there is a lack of law in place for what is actually meant to happen. Therefore, social media platforms have had to provide their own guidelines (a few of which are provided below) with regard to how a deceased person’s account is to be closed down outside of the terms of their Wills in Shenfield and other locations throughout Essex.
Facebook have a facility which allows people in locations including Shenfield to nominate a ‘legacy contact’ that can change their account for them in the event of their passing including legitimately posting notifications of that person’s death, updating profile pictures and responding to friend requests or even closing the account.
Twitter may be closed down by an individual supplying Twitter’s office with the username of the deceased and a copy of the death certificate along with their own name, contact information and relationship with the deceased.
Gmail requires the name, postal and email address of the person seeking to close the account, along with a suitable form of ID as well as the deceased’s Gmail address or Google username of the deceased and a copy of the death certificate.
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