identification from the family member or executor including a copy of the death certificate. Access to the
twitter profile will not be given to anyone else.
For more information please visit the Twitter Help Page.
Much like Facebook, Instagram will memorialise the account of the deceased person on notification of
their death. Posts the deceased person shared stay on Instagram and are visible to the audience they
were shared with, but memorialised accounts don’t appear in public spaces like searches.
For more information please visit the Instagram Help Page.
If you have an iTunes account and music then there could be problems if you were to die. When you sign
up for an Apple ID you agree to the iTunes Store Terms and Conditions. It doesn’t mention what happens
in the event of a death, but it does feature the following statement:
‘You may not rent, lease, lend, sell, transfer distribute, or sublicense the Licensed Application and, if you
sell your Mac Computer or iOS Device to a third party, you must remove the Licensed Application from
the Mac Computer or iOS Device before doing so.’
This suggests that when you die, your iTunes content becomes inaccessible. But this isn’t necessarily the
case. The content remains locked to that account and there is no way that you can pass it on to another
person.
You can appeal to Apple staff directly at [email protected] to discuss the situation. We
know that in the past Apple staff have stepped in to offer help to people, although they may ask you to
prove that the relative has died and prove that they owned the account you are trying to gain control of.
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