HOW TO ASK TWITTER, APPLE, GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK TO DELETE THE ACCOUNTS OF SOMEONE WHO HAS PASSED AWAY
In some cases it is important to delete these profiles for cybersecurity reasons
This is the request to delete the account in an application of a person who died.
The loss of a loved one involves many processes and one of them is deciding what to do with their social media accounts and others to avoid security problems or because important information remains there.
Many of these accounts are linked to other pages and, therefore, it is necessary to close them, because they can be used to impersonate or deceive their own relatives.
So in case you do not have the password to carry out the process, it is necessary to ask for help from the platforms themselves, which have tools to support users in this procedure.
FACEBOOK: To the application of Meta there is a process that requires several documents. Doing the deletion is key because many link the account they have with other applications and that leaves many windows open to the sensitive information that may be on the social network.
The first thing is to send a death letter of the person, if you don’t have it, you must send proof of legal authority and proof that the person died, in this Wills, power of attorney, declaration of rights or a birth certificate in the case of a minor are useful.
GOOGLE: This is very important if the person who died used a phone Android, since with that account he had access to several applications and must have stored valuable information such as documents, emails, photos, videos and others.
For these cases the Account Manager inactive feature is enableds. From there a relative can request the deletion of the account if that person did not leave instructions before dying.
APPLE: For Apple ID there are two ways. One is that since 2021 a feature called’legacy Contact’ has been added, which is only available for people over 13 years of age and devices with IOS 15onwards. Through it, control can be given to a person so that at the time of our death they take control of the account to delete it or manage the data that is there.
Another way to do the deletion, if the family member never did the previous process, is to submit an application. For that you will need the name of the account and the legal documentation.
TWITTER: The social network will never give access to a third person to the account, but it will help to carry out the elimination process through an authorized person and to certify your link with the deceased.
By entering this link : https://help.twitter.com/es/for ms/account-access/deactivateor-close-account/deactivate-account-for-deceased, the request will start. Once sent, the application will respond by email requesting the necessary documentation, such as a copy of the ID and death certificate, to delete the profile.