Social Media Will

Social Media Will

I, _______________________ residing at {address} on {date}, hereby declare my intentions and wishes regarding my digital presence, email, and social media accounts in the event of my death.

DIGITAL EXECUTOR

I hereby appoint {Name} as my digital executor, responsible for managing my social media accounts and online presence after I die. Note: This party is not to be confused with the executor of my Last Will and Testament.

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS

This document shall apply to the following social media networks, including any posts, comments, private messages, and photos posted therein. Logins and passwords are provided under separate cover.

• Facebook, @{handle}
• Instagram, @{handle}
• Threads, @{handle}
• TikTok, @{handle}
• Twitter/X, @{handle}
• LinkedIn, @{handle}
• Snapchat, @{handle}
• Pinterest, @{handle}
• {other(s)}

EMAIL ACCOUNTS

Executor shall have access to my email accounts as follows:

• Email client, address
• Email client, address
• Email client, address

DIRECTIVES

{Immediately/time period} after my death, I hereby decree that the following account(s) be “memorialized,” notifying Followers of my demise and allowing the posting of memories and comments: {account(s)}.

{Immediately/time period} after my death, I hereby decree that the following account(s) be “deactivated.”

{Immediately/time period} after my death, I hereby decree that the following account(s) be closed completely.

Executor {is/is not} empowered to use my email accounts to inform contacts of my death. Executor {is/is not} further empowered to send emails managing new or ongoing communications related to my business or personal matters.

Upon my death, executor shall post a message on my {accounts} accounts as follows: {wording of final post}.

DATA PRESERVATION

The following digital assets should be downloaded, backed up, and preserved:

• {asset}
• {asset}

The following digital assets should be permanently deleted:

• {asset}
• {asset}

The following digital assets should be downloaded, backed up, preserved and then deleted online:

• {asset}
• {asset}

ACCESS

Passwords, encryption keys, two-factor authentication, and other information required to access accounts is located {location}.

I hereby execute this Social Media Will on the date below.

____________________________________

Signature & date

____________________________________

Witness signature & date

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