Facebook Profiles Death - You may have never thought of what will happen to your Facebook account when you die, but Facebook is giving you a chance to have a say in what happens to your account when you die.
Users of the famous social media platform can now choose to have their account deleted when they die or have it memorialized and managed by a relative or friend called your "legacy contact."
Facebook said the new options, which were announced on Thursday, are expected to help "people experience loss with a greater sense of possibility, comfort and support."
When a deceased person's account is memorialized on Facebook, most of their settings remain the same. However, Facebook will display "Remembering" next to the person's name at the top of the page. Also, friends of the person will cease to receive reminders about the deceased person's birthday and his/her account will not appear in ads or as a suggested account for others to follow.
If someone chooses a "legacy contact" before they die. Besides memorializing the deceased person's account, Facebook will allow the friend or relative designated as the person's "legacy contact" to log in and write a post at the top of the timeline. The "legacy contact" will also be able to change the photographs on display and add new friends. Nonetheless, Facebook has announced that the "legacy contact" will not be able to log into the account as the deceased person and will be restricted from accessing the private messages of the account owner.
You can choose a "legacy contact" for your account by going to your setting and clicking 'Security,' then click 'Legacy Contact' and follow the directions. Click here to request for Facebook to memorialize the page of your deceased friend or relative.
Since the announcement of the new Facebook post-mortem arrangement, many experts have applauded the move noting that it is a natural progression as people virtually catalogue their entire lives on social media.
