Robin Williams’ Family Takes Control Of His Legacy In Powerful New Move

August 19, 2026 12:06 PM ET Robin Williams’ children revived his Instagram page in order to keep their father’s legacy alive authentically.The star’s social media had remained dormant since his 2014 death, but his account is now active once again. Speaking out about the decision to reactivate the legendary actor’s account, his eldest daughter, Zelda Williams, recognized this shift could be “triggering” to some.“Believe me, I know it’s a little strange,” she wrote on her Instagram story, according to Variety. “Making that space into one where people can find authentic clips and photos of him is one of the best ways we’ve now found to fight back against rampant AI abuse of his voice and likeness on here,” she said. The first post shared to Williams’ account in more than a decade read, “As we