People around the world are adapting how they mourn their loved ones amid the coronavirus pandemic. Live-streaming funerals are being organised, while social media accounts of the dead are being transformed into virtual memorial pages. However, one's digital presence can be vulnerable. On this episode, we look into how technology has changed the way we die and mourn.

Music courtesy of DK (Unfinished Farewell)

Cover design courtesy of Jiabao Li 

Inside China Tech

South China Morning Post

How technology has changed the way we die and mourn

MAY 12, 202030 MIN
Inside China Tech

How technology has changed the way we die and mourn

MAY 12, 202030 MIN

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People around the world are adapting how they mourn their loved ones amid the coronavirus pandemic. Live-streaming funerals are being organised, while social media accounts of the dead are being transformed into virtual memorial pages. However, one's digital presence can be vulnerable. On this episode, we look into how technology has changed the way we die and mourn. Music courtesy of DK (Unfinished Farewell) Cover design courtesy of Jiabao Li