Facebook is preparing for the event of death and wants to make it easier for relatives to maintain profiles after a user dies.
What actually happens to all the virtual legacies of a person who suddenly passes away from life?
Facebook users can executors ! Facebook is preparing for the event of death and wants to make it easier for relatives to maintain profiles after a user dies.
What is a legacy contact?
Facebook itself writes:
A legacy contact is a person you choose to care for your account when it is memorialized . Once your account is memorialized, the legacy contact can perform various actions, including:
- Create a pinned post for your profile (e.g. to share a final message on your behalf or provide information about a memorial service)
- Respond to new friend requests (e.g. old friends or family members who haven't used Facebook before)
- Update your profile photo and cover photo
You also have the option to allow your legacy contact to download a copy of your shared content on Facebook . It is possible that further options for dealing with legacy contacts will be added in the future.
Your estate contact must not do the following:
- Log in to your account
- Remove or change previously posted posts, photos, and other content from your Timeline
- Read messages you sent to other friends
- Remove one of your friends
Where can you set up your estate contact?
You can set this in your security settings. (Direct link: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=security )
If you click on “Edit” this window appears:
A legacy contact is a person you select to manage your account in the event of your death. For example, this person can pin a post to your timeline, respond to new friend requests, and update your profile picture. However, she cannot post on your behalf or see your messages.
If you enter a name/contact here, they will receive NO INFORMATION about it. However, you can send your friend a message and inform them about it.
Does it look like this? A ready-made text module is suggested here directly by Facebook.
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