Death to social media (on social media)

Related to yesterday's post... READ THIS:

https://hyperallergic.com/497552/the-dead-may-outnumber-the-living-on-facebook-in-50-years/

"...the number of dead users could grow as high as 4.9 BILLION before the end of the century"?! Whoa, Facebook... I think it is time to figure out how we can get a handle on this.

Sidebar - does your workplace use a database of any kind? Are there parameters with what to do with a person's digital record once they die? I work in fundraising. For us it is pretty straightforward (at most charitable organizations anyway). Donor in lifetime becomes "Estate of donor" in death if the organization has been confirmed to be making an estate gift. If not, a donor's record is often 'closed' to one extent or another, being marked 'deceased/dissolved' alongside Foundations or Companies that have folded.

On social media, I'd rather be "deceased/dissolved" when I die as opposed to 'In memory of" to live on in perpetuity.

I'll leave my legacy how I see fit, thanks. I don't need an old high school acquaintance posting pictures of me at 17 to remind everyone how awkward I was.