[[LinkedIn]] has a process for removing or memorializing the profiles of deceased members. The request may be initiated by someone with legal authority to act on behalf of the deceased and who has the proper documentation. Non-authorized individuals may simply report a user as deceased.<ref>LinkedIn. (2021, February). ''Deceased LinkedIn member''. Retrieved December 17, 2021, from https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/2842/deceased-linkedin-member?lang=en</ref>
==MemorialMemorials==
A [[digital estate memorial]] employs a combination of digital technology,<ref>{{cite''The webbest way to utilize technology for memorials''. (2015, December 22). The digital beyond. Retrieved January 10, 2016, from |url=http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2015/12/the-best-way-to-utilize-technology-for-memorials/ |title=The Best Way To Utilize Technology For Memorials|publisher=The Digital Beyond |access-date=10 January 2016}}</ref> including [[Online memorial|online memorialmemorials]]s, for the benefit of the descendant's estate using various forms of communication, data storage and messaging to continue the legacy of the deceased as years progress. This includes services designed to continue contact with descendants with instructions or greetings from the passed. Some organizations ensure that digital inheritance will be protected in the event new technology emerges over periods of generational succession. This would include new applications of the digital inheritance lifestream as technological systems develop.<ref>{{citeKleinman, news|work=BBCZ. News|author=Zoe Kleinman|date=14(2016, May 2016|title=14). ''How to stay digital after you die|url=''. BBC. https://www.bbc.co.ukcom/news/technology-36226376|accessdate=29 June 2016}}</ref>
