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A co-pilot on Facebook

Carl NasmanMarch 27, 2015

The death of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz raises questions about Facebook's memorial policy. DW analyzes an online profile that vanished, reappeared, and vanished once more.

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Andreas Lubitz
Image: picture alliance/AP Photo

We recommend that concerned users review their settings and user policies for their social media accounts. Where possible, it will allow people to assign heirs to their personal content.