Since the rise of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, social media has become a big component in how we grieve. Unfortunately, it’s very easy for posts about a person’s death skewing on being insensitive especially if the family is unaware. There is also often with speculation around the cause of death. So what’s permissible and what’s unacceptable about mourning in the digital age? Should we as a society set rules and follow them when it comes to social media etiquette where death is concerned? How should we deal with death in the social media age?
Guest: Lerato Mampho Ntwampe , a Social Media Legal Consultant dealing with Media Law, Social Media Law and Digital Literacy.