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Social Media Accounts Part of Deceased Oklahomans' Estates

Posted by timothy on from the where's-the-undead-button dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Estate executors or administrators in Oklahoma have the power to access, administer or terminate the online social media accounts of the deceased, according to a new state law. '"The number of people who use Facebook today is almost equal to the population of the United States. When a person dies, someone needs to have legal access to their accounts to wrap up any unfinished business, close out the account if necessary or carry out specific instructions the deceased left in their will," Kiesel said.'"

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  1. Not pointless.. by intellitech · · Score: 3, Informative

    It has been very hard in the past for members of the deceased to close down their social networking accounts, or even post a message with the funeral information. This law should give them the ability to manage the accounts accordingly.

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  2. Re:I'm not sure what's more surprising... by tompaulco · · Score: 3, Informative

    Of course there are people here. This is where all the people from the coasts go when they realize that the job market where they are sucks, the people are all jerks, and it costs too much to live there.

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