{"id":11649,"date":"2022-07-14T06:30:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11649"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:30:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:30:33","slug":"how-to-memorialize-a-facebook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-memorialize-a-facebook-account","title":{"rendered":"How to Memorialize a Facebook Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a18ded48fe7d\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a18ded48fe7d\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a18ded48fe7d\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-memorialize-a-facebook-account\/#How_to_Memorialize_a_Facebook_Account\" title=\"How to Memorialize a Facebook Account\">How to Memorialize a Facebook Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-memorialize-a-facebook-account\/#Feature_of_a_memorialized_facebook_account\" title=\"Feature of a memorialized facebook account\">Feature of a memorialized facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-memorialize-a-facebook-account\/#Steps_to_designate_a_legacy_contact\" title=\"Steps to designate a legacy contact\">Steps to designate a legacy contact<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-memorialize-a-facebook-account\/#Privacy_settings_of_a_memorialized_facebook_account\" title=\"Privacy settings of a memorialized facebook account\">Privacy settings of a memorialized facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-memorialize-a-facebook-account\/#Security_of_a_memorialized_facebook_account\" title=\"Security of a memorialized facebook account\">Security of a memorialized facebook account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Memorialize_a_Facebook_Account\"><\/span>How to Memorialize a Facebook Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/wtiKMPG.jpg\" alt=\"how to memorialize a facebook account\"> <\/p>\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll explore the Feature of a memorialized Facebook account. You&#8217;ll also learn how to designate a legacy contact and adjust privacy and security settings. It&#8217;s important to note that you&#8217;ll need proof of death to memorialize a Facebook account. A death certificate or obituary can help you accomplish this task. Once you&#8217;ve provided proof of death, Facebook will accept the memorialization request. In addition, you can designate a legacy contact, even if he or she was not family.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Feature_of_a_memorialized_facebook_account\"><\/span>Feature of a memorialized facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After someone has passed away, their Facebook account can be memorialized. If you do so, your friends can write memories about them on their timeline. Because they cannot log into the account, only the legacy contact can make changes. Although their post will still be visible to the original audience, you will not receive birthday reminders or friend suggestions. Alternatively, you can choose to remove the account. If you do choose to remove the account, all of the content will be deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have made the decision to create a memorialized Facebook account, you need to choose who will moderate the account. If you choose to make someone your legacy contact, they can change the cover photo and post pinned posts. If the deceased person was not a Facebook friend, you can also appoint a non-family member as the legacy contact. You must select someone who you trust to handle the account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_to_designate_a_legacy_contact\"><\/span>Steps to designate a legacy contact<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve recently lost someone close to you and want to leave a message, there are steps you can take to designate a legacy contact for your Facebook account. Previously, Facebook only allowed you to choose a legacy contact if your account is memorialized. However, Facebook recently changed its policy to allow you to designate someone else as your legacy contact. Once you have designated someone to be your legacy contact, Facebook will send a reminder to them every year, if you choose to change it.<\/p>\n<p>To designate a legacy contact, you can sign in to your Facebook account. Once you&#8217;ve done this, click the &#8220;Legacy Contact&#8221; button in the left navigation bar. Select the name and email address of the person who you&#8217;d like to be your legacy contact. Your legacy contact can then manage your account and make changes to your profile. It&#8217;s important to select someone you trust and who will be able to take care of your legacy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privacy_settings_of_a_memorialized_facebook_account\"><\/span>Privacy settings of a memorialized facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have a Facebook account that has recently been memorialized, you may want to change the privacy settings for it to protect your loved one&#8217;s personal information. Facebook has recently changed the privacy settings for memorialized accounts, which were previously only visible to friends. Now, you can make sure that no one but family members can view your loved one&#8217;s page, even if you haven&#8217;t updated your account in years. This will ensure that only those verified as immediate family members can view your deceased loved one&#8217;s Facebook profile.<\/p>\n<p>To change the Legacy Contact, go to the Memorialization Settings page and select &#8216;Remove Legacy Contact&#8217;. From there, choose a new Facebook friend to be the legacy contact, then remove the previous one. You should notify the person you chose as the Legacy Contact if they do not want to be notified. If you wish to make changes to the privacy settings of a memorialized Facebook account, you should also remove the previous Legacy Contact first.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Security_of_a_memorialized_facebook_account\"><\/span>Security of a memorialized facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When someone passes away, it is possible to request that their Facebook account be memorialized. You can do this by sending an email to facebook.com and stating the person&#8217;s name and approximate date of death, as well as optional proof of death. Once the account is memorialized, the name of the deceased person will be marked as &#8220;remembering.&#8221; The name of the account will no longer appear on Friends list or People You May Know, and the account will not be able to be logged into. Memorializing an account is a great way to preserve a friend or family member&#8217;s history, while reducing the risk of account hacking.<\/p>\n<p>A memorialized Facebook account will not be visible to anyone but the family and close friends who created the account. The account will also no longer be included in birthday reminders, advertisements, and the People You May Know list. However, if you would like to share the deceased person&#8217;s Facebook profile with a group of friends, you will have to contact the deceased&#8217;s friends to ask them for their permission. 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