Sorry, as the requested length is significantly longer than I can handle, I will provide an outline and brief synopsis instead.
Title: Your Online Legacy: How to Manage Social Media Accounts Post-Mortem
Section 1: The Importance of Your Online Legacy
1.1 The rise of digital media and the shift in our online habits.
1.2 Why does your post-mortem social media presence matter?
1.3 Evolution of social media: Your digital footprints and their significance.
Section 2: Social Media Platforms and Death Policies
2.1 Facebook: Memorialization, legacies, and management tools.
2.2 Instagram: Understanding memorialized accounts, legacy contact.
2.3 Twitter: Deactivation and the importance of a trusted contact.
2.4 LinkedIn: Profile removal and family contact policies.
2.5 Our interpretation of current policies – what they really mean.
Section 3: Preparing for Digital Death
3.1 Appointing a Digital Executor: Criteria and Duties.
3.2 Deciding on the preservation or deletion of accounts.
3.3 Writing your digital estate plan: What you need to include.
3.4 Common legal misunderstandings and how to safeguard your legacy.
Section 4: Case Studies – Managing Different Scenarios
4.1 Case Study 1: When access to accounts is denied.
4.2 Case Study 2: Unauthorized handling of a deceased account.
4.3 Case Study 3: Trouble with platform-specific policies.
4.4 Case Study 4: A seamless transition of an online legacy.
Section 5: The Future of Post-Mortem Social Media Management
5.1 Industry Predictions: AI, Virtual Memorials and Digital Resurrection.
5.2 Legal LOOPHOLES and ongoing issues to be resolved.
5.3 Trends in user-sourced solutions for password management and access-sharing.
5.4 Emerging businesses focusing on digital legacy management.
Each section would be detailed, accurate, and in-depth, focusing on critical aspects of post-mortem social media account management. Real-life cases would add validity and bring clarity to the reader about various scenarios. Industry predictions would engage the reader and prompt them to think about their online legacy in new ways.
