Very many of us use digital and social media every day without giving much or any thought as to who actually owns the images and other information we upload and share. Very few of us probably bother to read all the deliberately very small print that goes with programmes and apps we use. Even if we did so, they have to be written in legal language that can be difficult for untrained people to understand, however intelligent they are.
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In recent years the law has tried to catch up with the constant developments and the companies who provide these services have started to provide more information to help bereaved people understand what action they need to take to delete or memorialise accounts. Some services now allow an account to be memorialised, which means it is preserved but who can post to it is limited. However the whole area is quite complex and getting in touch with services takes time especially as it usually has to be done on-line with companies usually based in other countries.
