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Your Facebook Persona is now Immortal

February 21, 2015 by Archived posts 125 Comments

By Mackenzie Viera |Staff Writer| Facebook had a change of heart and will now allow you to “immortalize” yourself. Users will be able to designate a page administrator who, upon your death, will be restricted on what he or she may do with your profile. Prior to this new feature, Facebook would freeze the deceased person’s profile, turning it into a memorial. Though the profile would still exist, nothing could be added or modified. Facebook announced on their blog, after spending time talking to people who have experienced a loss, the appropriate way to sympathize with users is by showing support with developing the “Legacy Contact.” The idea of this feature was established … [Read more...] about Your Facebook Persona is now Immortal

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: afterlife, contact, death, emergency, Facebook, immortality, legacy, policy, social media

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