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It is [[Facebook]]'s policy to automatically memorialize a profile if they are made a aware of a user's death. Only verified immediate family members of the deceased may request that the account be fully deleted.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Reporting a deceased person or a Facebook account that needs to be memorialized. {{!}} Facebook Help Center |url=https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038/?helpref=related |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> If a user would like to decide what happens to their account upon their death, they have two options. In account settings, they can choose to have their account automatically deleted after death, or set up a legacy contact who will have the ability to manage their memorialized page.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What happens to you Facebook account if you pass away {{!}} Facebook Help Center |url=https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143/?helpref=related |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> Facebook will not provide an account's login information to either a legacy contact or a family member.<ref name=":3">Facebook. (n.d.). ''How do I report a deceased person or an account on Facebook that needs to be memorialized?'' Retrieved December 17, 2021, from https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038/?helpref=related</ref>
Both Facebook and Twitter have been prey to hoax celebrity death announcements and memorial pages, as well as being entangled in legal battles for the rights to access a departed loved one's social profiles,<ref>
[[Google]]'s tool for navigating user death is the Inactive Account Manager. Using this feature, a user can specify a trusted contact that will receive a notification if the user's account has been inactive for a specified amount of time. The user can also decide which data they would like their trusted contact to receive download access to.<ref>Google. (n.d.). ''About Inactive Account Manager.'' Retrieved December 17, 2021, from https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3036546</ref> If a user has not set up a trusted contact in Inactive Account Manager prior to their death, Google will work with families on a case-by-case basis if data from the deceased user's account is requested.<ref>Google. (n.d.). ''Submit a request regarding a deceased user's account''. Retrieved December 17, 2021, from https://support.google.com/accounts/troubleshooter/6357590?hl=en</ref>
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