Meta won't memorialise Facebook account five years after man's death

When Marija Milisavljević's husband died in twenty twenty-one, she wanted to memorialise his Facebook account—to preserve family photos and videos. But according to ABC News Australia, Meta has made the process unexpectedly difficult. Five years on, she's still waiting for the memorialization to be completed. It's a stark illustration of a growing issue: when we die, do tech companies make it simple for loved ones to preserve our digital legacy?

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