Platform guides · Profiles, photos, and memories

Social & messaging

Social accounts are where the memories live. Some platforms can turn a profile into a memorial; others simply close it. Deciding which you'd want — and telling your family — spares them a hard guess.

11 platforms in this group — 2 let you plan ahead. Each links to the platform's own official help page, reviewed 2026-07-10.

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  Facebook

  Facebook offers both a plan-ahead Legacy Contact and after-the-fact memorialization or deletion — decide which you want and tell your family.

  Plan-ahead tool
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  Instagram

  Instagram has no advance setting, but it will memorialize or remove an account on request — your written wishes tell family which to choose.

  Memorializes
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  X (Twitter)

  X does not memorialize; it deactivates. There's no pre-planning tool, so note the account in your inventory.

  Closure only
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  TikTok

  TikTok added memorialization in 2022 — an account can be frozen as a memorial or removed on request.

  Memorializes
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  LinkedIn

  LinkedIn has no advance tool but will memorialize or remove a deceased member's profile when notified.

  Memorializes
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  WhatsApp

  WhatsApp keeps almost nothing centrally — securing the phone matters more than any account request, since chats are stored on the device.

  Closure only
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  Snapchat

  Snapchat keeps little centrally (snaps are ephemeral) and offers no memorial — the account can be reported for removal.

  Closure only
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  Reddit

  Reddit will deactivate a deceased user's account on a family request — public posts may remain unless removed, so decide what you want kept.

  Closure only
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  Discord

  Discord has no memorial and no advance setting — the account can be disabled on a documented family request.

  Closure only
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  Telegram

  Telegram is built around auto-deletion — set the self-destruct timer now so an unused account quietly closes itself rather than lingering.

  Plan-ahead tool
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  Pinterest

  Pinterest has no advance setting, but it will deactivate a loved one's account on request with documentation.

  Closure only