Not only aren't dead people removed from voter rolls promptly

[bucolic_frolic]

but dead people in social media live forever!

Media companies have no plan to deal with this!

[Phoenix61]

1. Not exactly true FB gives you the option of naming a

legacy person to manage your account if/when you die.

[Claustrum]

2. I don't think it falls on the social media company to constantly monitor and take out dead people's

account. They aren't federal agencies where they have the means and the responsibility to do so. Moreover, imagine having to create a team for each country in the world to find out who's really dead. They have enough problem with the endless bots and fake personalities already.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Inactive accounts, profiles, blogs, groups are a deadweight on social media company sites

They slow down the user experience. I guess they don't remove them because they enhance eyeball metrics. If there's anything worse than a site with 15% inactive accounts from dead users, it's 15% fewer accounts.

[Claustrum]

4. That's not true.

They actually like that as they can claim to have 1 billion accounts even though half of that is inactive. I see it in social media sites and game advertisements all the time. It creates an illusion of popularity while their active user base are much smaller. They are also in their annual briefings for investors. They love inflated numbers.

[Merlot]

5. Dead people are removed from voter rolls as soon as possible.

Dead people on social media don't post, so no one is affected by their account living on forever. Dead/inactive accounts don't slow down social media, they just sit there.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. I don't know what world you live in

It took 3 years to remove my deceased relative. And the question was asked at the polling place. No other government entity caught it.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. Personally, I see nothing wrong with dead people staying on social media.

I find it very comforting to reread posts on one particular one, and know that the person is not forgotten.