Facebook Memorial Accounts

According to the official Facebook blog, starting today, friends and families of deceased Facebook users can now switch accounts over to “memorialized” profiles. The account is locked and stripped of sensitive information, so people can come and pay their respects. This is both a very noble gesture, and the basis for a number of new Facebook related pranks.

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  • jessea2   Facebook Memorial Accounts  about a year ago
  • my partner was killed 3months ago and i wood go on his page, his comments r sent 2 his email address witch his family look and read the messages it helps them 2 no people have not 4got ther son they dont have facebook and this was there way to 2 stay close 2 his friends im so upset that now they cant c these messages, or i can no longer go and except the hugs and gifts his friends still send him this is wrong and very very upsettin 4 a family that have lost a son a brother a nephew a grandson and a partner , facebook has done wrong.

    Paula M.
    2 years ago
  • Damian Acosta thinks Facebook Memorial Accounts is OMG  about 2 years ago
  • Desmond W. thinks Facebook Memorial Accounts is WTF  about 2 years ago
  • David W. thinks Facebook Memorial Accounts is LOL  about 2 years ago
  • Ken T.   Facebook Memorial Accounts  about 2 years ago
  • Joann B. thinks Facebook Memorial Accounts is OMG  about 2 years ago
  • Jasmine thinks Facebook Memorial Accounts is WTF  about 2 years ago
  • I'm pretty sure, as the blog post says, that this has been around since Facebook was just at Harvard.

    Andy B.
    2 years ago
  • Raza Syed   Facebook Memorial Accounts  about 2 years ago
  • doanie   Facebook Memorial Accounts  about 2 years ago
  • Angela M. thinks Facebook Memorial Accounts is Old & Trashy  about 2 years ago
  • This is stupid but I am totally going to make one that is flippin' hilarious.

    Sweetlips
    2 years ago
  • If there was a creepy badge, I'd apply it to this post.

    Joy Engel
    2 years ago
  • Bree   +  Facebook Memorial Accounts  about 2 years ago
  • calculandsverk thinks Facebook Memorial Accounts is Trashy, OldEwCuteGeekyLOLOMG & WTF  about 2 years ago
  • Hmmm. I don't know what to make of this. On the one hand I can see how it's a good idea. But on the other, the family of a friend of mine who passed away a few months ago still checks his account, and I know seeing the memories and warm messages people share makes them feel good—so the idea of locking account where it can't be accessed could maybe be reconsidered. Still, that's an interesting and big step/change for a social networking site to make.

    Joie M
    2 years ago
  • Facebook Memorial Accounts was featured on the homepage  about 2 years ago

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