1.0The S.A. LegalWills Bloghttps://www.legalwills.co.za/blogTim Hewsonhttps://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/author/timhewson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QpHwyhL8yp"><a href="https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/2025/07/24/when-you-die/">What Happens to Your Social Media Accounts, Including Facebook, When You Pass Away?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/2025/07/24/when-you-die/embed/#?secret=QpHwyhL8yp" width="600" height="338" title="“What Happens to Your Social Media Accounts, Including Facebook, When You Pass Away?” — The S.A. LegalWills Blog" data-secret="QpHwyhL8yp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Estate planning used to include just bank accounts and your possessions. But now our lives are moving online there is much more to consider. When you die, you have to think about the management of your social account, and other online assets. Did you know you can name a digital Executor to take care of this for you?https://www.legalwills.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/32198448_m.jpg