TIME Magazine: "How to Disappear from Facebook and Twitter"  

I personally like the idea of being able to remove all personal content from social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook, etc. in case one decides to however, I don't like the idea that it is tied to a 'death' notification. This seems somewhat morbid, unecessary and counterintuitive. If the purpose of activating an account with 'Suicide Machine' is to remove ones identity from Web 2.0, then why would that person want to, in effect, let the world know theyre 'dead'. Obviously, any message can be used upon exiting the social media world via Suicide Machine, but to the non-Web 2.0 savvy, this message could possibly be taken seriously and have negative consequences. It seems like an interesting way to brand the company, but something less controversial, and more benign would seem more fitting, to allow the former Web 2.0 user to quietly fade into the void rather than with an announcement.