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When your deceased child's social media content continues gaining popularity posthumously

My son's TikTok videos still get views and comments months after he died and I watch the numbers go up and feel proud but also like people are consuming his death as entertainment.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The ongoing viral nature of digital content can make a loved one's death feel both celebrated and commodified by strangers.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media memorialization?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.