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Is this Cowboys team different? + League sources on the officiating crisis | Inside Coverage
Jason Fitz is joined by senior NFL reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein to go behind the scenes on the biggest storylines around the NFL. The hosts kick things off with the officiating crisis around the NFL following the disastrous outcome of Saturday’s game featuring the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys, as Jori weighs in on how league sources feel about the current crisis, and what they believe needs to be changed. The trio go through some possible solutions for the problem and what it would take NFL ownership to fix it.
Charles wrote a piece on the Dallas Cowboys and how they’ve benefitted from some good fortune this year, and the hosts discuss whether or not the Cowboys can be trusted to finally win playoff games – even with home field advantage.
Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Jonathan Gannon insisted the team is sticking with Kyler Murray as their quarterback next year – is this a smokescreen or is he telling the truth? Charles is inclined to believe him and believes the Cardinals are moving in the right direction. They are set up very well in the draft this year if they don’t take a quarterback.
Finally, the college football National Championship game could have huge implications for the 2024 NFL Draft, as the better player in this game between Michael Penix Jr. and J.J. McCarthy could end up deciding who is the fourth quarterback off the board in the upcoming draft.
How to Close the Social Media Accounts of a Dead Relative
After a loved one dies, there’s the expected sober responsibilities of the funeral, obituary, and probate, but there’s also the matter of the decedent’s “digital estate”: That collection of passwords, social media accounts, pictures, digital goods, and other ones and zeros that have come to define who we are. Some people specify how they want their digital legacy handled, but most people don’t, so the job of how to manage their post-death online presence is likely to fall to grieving relatives.
How to ethically handle a dead person’s social media accounts—should you leave everything as they left it, or is it OK to delete a Twitter account full of embarrassing material?—is too complex a question to really dig into here, so I’ll be focusing on the nuts-and-bolts of how to access these social media accounts rather than the ethical considerations.
The legalities of using someone else’s social media accounts
The easiest way to delete or manage a dead person’s social media accounts is to go into their phone or computer. But “easy” doesn’t mean “right” or even legal. Having access to an account doesn’t necessarily grant you the legal right to use it as you see fit, even if their Facebook was left open and there was no password on the phone. This applies even if the owner of the account is deceased. This episode of the podcast “Petty Crimes” explains how you could end up in legal trouble for using even a dead spouse’s social media account in the wrong way.
You (probably) can’t get the password of a deceased loved one
If you are authorized legally to handle someone’s estate, but your loved one didn’t leave behind any passwords, you probably won’t be able to gain access to their social media accounts, unless there are extraordinary circumstances. Tech companies, as a rule, don’t hand out passwords or login information, even of members who die, unless they’re compelled to by a court order. Depending on how the company and user handled security, it might not even be possible. If there’s a passcode on their iPhone, for instance, you’re not going to get in unless you’re good at guessing; Apple doesn’t even store passcodes. In order to manage a deceased person’s social media accounts, you’ll have to contact each online platform separately, and your choice is likely to be between deleting an account and “memorializing” it.
How to delete a deceased person’s YouTube account
If you’re hoping to delete a beloved decedent’s YouTube account, you can contact YouTube’s parent company, Google, right here, and have their Google account deleted. This axes all associated accounts, including YouTube, Blogger, Drive, Gmail, Google+, and Google Photos.
Google also gives you the option of asking for data from someone’s accounts, which presumably includes photos and documents. Whether the deceased would want another person to access their photos highlights how fraught this all is, especially since Google maintains that “Any decision to satisfy a request about a deceased user will be made only after a careful review,” but does not specify what criteria it will use to make its decision. So you’re rolling the dice in a sense.
For Google to consider your request, you’ll have to provide them with a scan of your government-issued ID or driver’s license, a scan of the death certificate, and any other documentation that might apply.
How to delete or memorialize a deceased person’s Facebook account
Facebook offers three options for the loved ones of users who have passed on: legacy contacts, memorialization, and account deletion.
If you have a Facebook account, you can designate someone else as a legacy contact. When you die, they can then change your profile picture and cover photo, write a pinned post on your timeline, and respond to new friend requests. But that’s it. They can’t keep posting as you or do anything else with the account.
If your relative did not think to name you as a legacy contact, you’re left with either straight deletion or memorialization. For straight-up deletion, you’ll have to provide Facebook with a copy of the death certificate, power of attorney, birth certificate (in cases where the deceased is a minor), last will and testament, estate letter, obituary, or memorial card at this link.
Facebook will also memorialize profiles upon request. This adds the word “Remembering” on their profile, removes the profile from “People You May Know,” ads, or birthday reminders. It also prevents anyone from logging into the account. For more information, visit this link.
How to delete a deceased person’s TikTok account
TikTok has no public policy on post mortem account deletion, so your only option is to go to TikTok’s general support page, make a request, and cross your fingers.
How to delete a deceased person’s Snapchat account
Snapchat, like other services, won’t allow you to directly access a decedent’s account, nor does there seem to be a way to get an account deleted. If you can log into the account, you can delete it, according to Snapchat’s help section.
How to delete a deceased person’s Pinterest account
Pinterest says it will delete a deceased person’s account, but offers no details on documentation required. According to its help page, Pinterest “can delete a deceased family member’s account if you get in touch with [them]. Once [they] delete the account, it will not be accessible anymore.”
How to delete or memorialize a deceased person’s LinkedIn account
Like Facebook, LinkedIn can either memorialize an account or delete it. For memorialization, you don’t need to be of any special significance to the deceased—co-workers and casual acquaintances alike can visit LinkedIn’s page, submit a link to an obituary, news article, or any other proof of death. If it passes LinkedIn’s review, the profile will then be marked “Memorialized,” and locked.
For requests to close a LinkedIn account, you’ll need to provide LinkedIn with both a death certificate and proof you have the authority to act on the dependent’s behalf. That means letters of administration, letters of testamentary, letters of representation, or other court orders indicating you are an authorized representative of the deceased member’s estate.
How to delete a deceased person’s Twitter/X account
X (formerly known as Twitter) does not allow for memorialization. You can, however, request an account deletion. Here’s the link. X promises it will work with a “person authorized to act on behalf of the estate, or with a verified immediate family member of the deceased” to have an account deactivated.
How to delete or memorialize a deceased person’s Instagram account
Instagram offers both account removal and memorialization. Memorialized accounts can’t be accessed, the word “Remembering” will appear on them, and the account won’t appear on Insta’s “explore” section. To memorialize an account, you’ll need to provide proof of death, such as a link to an obituary or news article.
The only people authorized to remove an Instagram account are “verified immediate family members,” according to the company. You’ll have to provide the deceased person’s birth certificate, the deceased person’s death certificate, and “proof of authority under local law that you are the lawful representative of the deceased person, or his/her estate.” Here’s a link to Instagram’s form.
How to delete a deceased person’s WhatsApp account
WhatsApp doesn’t have any published policy on removing a deceased relative’s account. So your only real option is to delete the account from within the app on the deceased phone, but again, make sure it’s legal. Here’s how to delete a WhatsApp account. You could also try sending a request to WhatsApp’s support and explaining the situation.
How to delete a deceased person’s Reddit account
Reddit doesn’t seem to have published any official policy regarding deletion of user accounts, but you could make a Reddit account of your own, then message the site’s admins and request help.
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How to Bring Back the Old Chrome
Change isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Some of us like things the way they are, dammit: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Unfortunately, staying still doesn’t get you very far in most aspects of life, at least not with technology. Companies are always looking for new ways to move their products forward—or, at the very least, keep them up-to-date with the latest trends.
So it is with Chrome: Google rolled out a new design language for its wildly popular web browser, adopting the Material You UI seen on Google’s other software products like Android. Material You adopts the UI’s color scheme to images in the background to create a more cohesive look. In addition, buttons and menus are more rounded, since everything needs to be round these days.
The new Chrome isn’t for everyone
I actually like the changes (although I’m a Safari guy when I can help it). However, if you hate the new Chrome, you aren’t alone. Tom’s Hardware’s Avram Piltch despises it. Piltch detests the way menus float above the UI, how folder icons and the extensions menu appear, and, worst of all, how the tabs menu is now on the left side of the display rather than the right. (Those of us on macOS seemed to have been spared this last change, as Google didn’t seem keen to squish the tabs menu in with the left-justified window management buttons.)
Anyone who shares in Piltch’s sentiments is in luck, however: Unlike many tech companies that force design changes on users without an option to go back, there’s actually an easy way to flip the switch and bring back the old Chrome—at least, for now.
How to bring back the old Chrome
To start, copy and paste the following into the URL field in Chrome, then follow the link: chrome://flags/#chrome-refresh-2023. This feature flag—an experimental feature tucked away in Chrome—controls whether or not Chrome loads with the new redesign. If you haven’t tinkered with it before, it’s likely set to Default, which, obviously, enables the redesign.
Click Default, then change the option to Disabled. Finally, hit the Relaunched button that appears in the bottom right to refresh Chrome with your changes.
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Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, announces abdication
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Image: Johannes Jansson.
During her annual New Year’s Eve address on December 31, 2023, Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, informed the public that she planned to step down on January 14, 2024. Crown Prince Frederik, her oldest son, will succeed her.
Margrethe’s abdication was widely unexpected. She is 83 years old and has served as Queen for nearly 52 years. In her live television address, Margrethe also discussed global issues like climate change.
In Denmark, the monarch serves ceremonially as head of state but has little true political power. The parliament is in charge of forming the government.
Margrethe received high levels of support from the Danish people, with about 80 percent of the public approving of her as of 2022. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen expressed gratitude for the queen’s decades of service on the throne, calling her the “epitome of Denmark” in a statement.
Since the death of the United Kingdom‘s Queen Elizabeth II, she has been the longest-reigning sitting monarch in Europe and the world’s only reigning queen.
Born days after the Nazi invasion of Denmark in 1940, she ascended to the monarchy in 1972. During her childhood, the 1953 Act of Succession gave women the ability to inherit the throne, and she became the first female monarch of Denmark in over 500 years.
Since Denmark has no formal coronation ceremonies, Crown Prince Frederik is set to be proclaimed King immediately after Margrethe formally abdicates.
The queen explained that her February back operation had led her to consider moving on. “The surgery naturally gave rise to thinking about the future,” she said.
During her reign, she frequently traveled around her country without formal accompaniment and even visited deployed Danish soldiers in the War in Afghanistan at 70 years old. Margrethe is also known for her interest in archaeology and the arts. Under a pseudonym, she was the illustrator of a 1977 Danish-language version of The Lord of the Rings.
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- AnneClaire Stapleton. “Danish Queen Margrethe announces surprise abdication after 52 years on the throne” — CNN, December 31, 2023
- Jacqueline Howard & Oliver Slow. “Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch announces abdication live on TV” — BBC News Online, December 31, 2023
- Jacob Gronholt-pedersen. “Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication on live TV” — Reuters, December 31, 2023
- Andrea Vacchiano. “Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announces she’s stepping down from throne: ‘Now is the right time’” — Fox News, December 31, 2023
- “Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II marks five decades on the throne with muted celebrations” — Euronews, November 9, 2022
- Brenton Blanchet. “Queen Margrethe of Denmark Announces She Will Abdicate in January After 52 Years on Throne” — People (magazine), December 31, 2023
- Stacy Conradt. “The Time the Queen of Denmark Illustrated The Lord of the Rings” — Mental Floss, August 5, 2015
- Emily Haight. “One Queen to Rule Them All: Margrethe II of Denmark” — National Museum of Women in the Arts, February 25, 2013
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- Press Release: “Hendes Majestæt Dronningens nytårstale 2023” — Monarchy of Denmark, December 31, 2023 (Danish) Transcript of the address
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