Legacy Feature: You will have to choose an heir not only for property but also for social media, what is the method for this..

When a person dies, the heir of their property, bank account, and other legal matters is decided. But now social media accounts have also been added to this list. Have you ever wondered what will happen to accounts like Facebook, Instagram, or Google after your death?

For this, nowadays social media companies provide features like Legacy Contact or Inactive Account Manager. Through which you can decide in advance what will happen to your digital accounts after you are gone.

What is a Legacy Feature?

Legacy Feature is an option in which you can decide in advance who can access and manage your social media account after you leave this world. This feature is available on big platforms like Facebook, Google, and Instagram.

What is Legacy Contact?

Facebook gives you the option to add someone close to you as a Legacy Contact. The person whose number you add can memorialize your account after your death.

How to set it up?

For this, first open your Facebook app. After this, go to Settings and Privacy, here you will see the option of settings, go to Memorialization Settings in it. Select Legacy Contact here.

Inactive Account Manager for Google Account
Google gives you the facility to decide what Google should do if your account remains inactive for a certain time, such as deleting data or sharing it with someone.

You can select how long the account should be closed after being inactive. Which people should get which information? Should the account be deleted forever? To set this, go to Google Account,

Click on Data & Privacy. After this, click on Make a plan for your digital legacy. Activate Inactive Account Manager.

Instagram's Memorialization option
You cannot set a Legacy Contact in Instagram, but after your death, your family members can memorialize the account by showing the death certificate. In this, a Remembering tag is added to the account, and no one can log in.

Why is it important to make a plan for a digital legacy?

If you are wondering why legacy is necessary, then it can keep your memories, photos, and posts safe. It can protect your data from being misused. Your family can get your information or digital data. Privacy of social media accounts is maintained.

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