Take Control of Your Digital Legacy, 2nd Edition

8. Deal with Social Media

Your social media accounts, such as Facebook and Threads, can live on (in a sense)—if you want them to.

Do you use Facebook, Mastodon, X (formerly Twitter), Threads, or other social media services? (If not, nothing to see here; skip ahead to the next chapter, Deal with Other Digital Data.) You may want a loved one to post a final message on your behalf, or you may want to hand ownership of the account to someone else. You may also want to have your messages archived (online or offline).

As is the case with email (see Deal with Email and Messages), there are also some people who shudder at the very thought of their ...