In addition to memories and physical traces left behind, snippets of lives are have are now being captured in the digital space. The advent of social media has come with new way in which people mourn, returning to the place where they connected with friends and family in the past. is super important to me,” Reed, 43, told The Associated Press.
Others shared similar experiences of pain upon learning that the account of a deceased loved one had vanished. Reed's tweet recounting her shock over the loss of the account has received tens of thousands of responses. In place of Jessica's page was an "account suspended” message that suggested it may be in violation Twitter rules. Reed immediately returned to Jessica’s page as she had done a day or two earlier after learning of the purge. That decision has been met by an outcry from those who have lost, or who fear losing the thoughts and words of deceased loved ones linked to now-inactive accounts. Last week, owner Elon Musk announced Twitter would be purging accounts that have had no activity for several years. Twitter became one of the places where Emily processed her grief and reconnected with a sister she describes as almost like a twin. For much of the last decade, she’s visited Jessica’s Twitter page to help “keep her memory alive.” WASHINGTON (AP) - Emily Reed lost her younger sister Jessica more than 10 years ago.
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