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Back when I was in high school, nearly a decade ago, a classmate died and her friends were careful to not report it to Facebook because they wanted her account
by Larrikin 8y ago
Back when I was in high school, nearly a decade ago, a classmate died and her friends were careful to not report it to Facebook because they wanted her account to stay active. At that time it seemed like Facebook had a policy of sunsetting accounts after a mourning period where the family could get the data off it. Is that not a policy anymore?
- skibbityboop 8y agoNah, my best friend died 5 years ago, his FB account is still up. I suppose it's possible that everyone posting on his wall when his birthday hits each year might reset some counter, though.
- rootusrootus 8y agoAs far as I can remember, you have to tell them the person died, they don't algorithmically try to detect that part.
- smelendez 8y agoIt's now up to the family to either have Facebook keep it up as a memorial account or ask that it be taken down. https://www.facebook.com/help/1111566045566400/?helpref=hc_fnav https://www.facebook.com/help/1111566045566400/?helpref=hc_f...