Or how about apps "helpfully" surfacing photos of my daughter -- who died eight months after her birth -- with slogans like "Celebrate [her] birthday!" Sometimes I wonder how many people have become addicts or lost hope because things we otherwise would have forgotten are shoved back into our consciousness because or such reminders.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
How about the author just removes the photos from their devices and create new accounts on these platforms...
Did you read the article? The concluding section talks about this.