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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>{{Cite web |title=After Death, a Struggle for Their Digital Memories (washingtonpost.com) |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58836-2005Feb2.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> leading to the need for official action and processes.
[[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>{{Cite web |title=About Inactive Account Manager - Google Account Help |url=https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3036546 |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=support.google.com}}</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>
[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] users can add a legacy contact to their Apple ID (this is a new feature included with iOS 15.2, iPadOS 15.2, and macOS 12.1).<ref>Apple. (2021, December 13). ''How to add a legacy contact for your Apple ID''. Retrieved December 17, 2021, from https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212360</ref> A legacy contact can access all data stored on a user's iCloud account for up to three years, after which the user's account is deleted. Legacy contacts cannot access any licensed media, in-app purchases, or payment and password information.<ref>Apple. (2021, December 13). ''Data that a legacy contact can access''. Retrieved December 17, 2021, from https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212362</ref>
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