Digital Mourning and the Evolution of Grief: A Review of Social Media's Role in Shaping Contemporary Bereavement Practices

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This review examines how social media shapes grief and online memorialization, highlighting both benefits and ethical concerns.

Digital mourning transforms traditional bereavement practices, enabling new forms of grief expression.
Platforms like Facebook and Instagram facilitate online memorialization and foster support networks.
The review analyzes the dual impacts of digital spaces, both aiding and complicating the grieving process.
Proposed frameworks aim to address cultural and psychosocial implications of grief in the digital era.

Riaz et al. (2025) studied this question.

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This review examines how social media shapes grief and online memorialization, highlighting both benefits and ethical concerns.

Digital mourning transforms traditional bereavement practices, enabling new forms of grief expression.
Platforms like Facebook and Instagram facilitate online memorialization and foster support networks.
The review analyzes the dual impacts of digital spaces, both aiding and complicating the grieving process.
Proposed frameworks aim to address cultural and psychosocial implications of grief in the digital era.

Riaz et al. (2025) studied this question.

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