Abstract
The article discusses policies of social networking sites that govern how a decedent's account at a social networking site is to be handled. It states that Facebook allows an electronic form that allows anybody to notify the company that a Facebook user has passed away. It notes that Oklahoma was the first state to enact the regulation of telecommunications which states that the executor of an estate has the power to take control any accounts of a deceased person on any social networking sites.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Internet Law |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2013 |
Keywords
- Telecommunications laws & regulations
- Information theory
- Online social networks
- Oklahoma
- Facebook (Web resource)