The Political Economy of Death in the Age of Information: A Critical Approach to the Digital Afterlife Industry
Online technologies enable vast amounts of data to outlive their producers online, thereby giving rise to a new, digital form of afterlife presence. Although researchers have begun investigating the nature of such presence, academic literature has until now failed to acknowledge the role of commercial interests in shaping it. The goal of this paper is to analyse what those interests are and what ethical consequences they may have. This goal is pursued in three steps. First, we introduce the conc
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Published: 7 September 2017
Source: OpenAlex
Category: Research
Topics: Jobs & economy · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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