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I've seen this happen before as well. I wonder if it would help to have a mechanism that basically removes the user's ability to log in but preserves their data
by ics 13y ago
I've seen this happen before as well. I wonder if it would help to have a mechanism that basically removes the user's ability to log in but preserves their data.
- krallin 13y agoFacebook actually has an option to "memorialize" accounts: https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038 https://www.facebook.com/help/150486848354038
- jonas_b 13y agoWhat does memorialize mean? My father died some years ago and his account is still there, so I'm curious.
- evolve2k 13y agoThe most important thing it does is remove them from suggest a friend requests list which can be very disturbing to receive. 'John wants to connect with you', Oh that's cool, wtf?! John's dead?!
- lambada 13y agoAccording to [0] >Depending on the privacy settings of the deceased person's account, friends can share memories on the memorialized timeline I'd love to know which Privacy Settings control this ability, it's interesting they don't specifically call out the relevant option. [0] https://www.facebook.com/help/www/103897939701143?rdrhc https://www.facebook.com/help/www/103897939701143?rdrhc
- YokoZar 13y agoIt's probably "allow friends to post on my wall" (or anyone).
- andr3a 13y agoThis WSJ video is a good overview of what happens in different social media when the user dies - http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/14/when-you-die-does-your-facebook-go-too/ http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/14/when-you-die-does-you...