While it’s hard to digest, death is inevitable in one's life and everyone has to face it one or the other day. These days most of the people come across the Internet and mostly social media including Facebook. Facebook is probably the most popular of all such platforms. It has appropriate options which allow a deceased person’s Facebook profile to be memorialized – the ones with Remembering written – after getting a request from a verified person.
A friend or a family member can either initiate,
- A memorialization request.
- An account deletion by a special request for a deceased person’s account.
Note: A proof of death is required.
A person can select Legacy Contacts for their Facebook account. According to Facebook, A legacy contact is someone you choose to manage your account after you pass away. They'll be able to do things like pin a post on your Timeline, respond to new friend requests and update your profile picture. They won't post as you or see your messages. However, they can’t Login into the memorialized account, change any other information, read chats with other friends, etc. If there is no Legacy Contact attached to an account, no one will be able to make any changes.
How to Auto Delete Your Facebook account after your death?
Now, if you don’t want to keep your Facebook account alive after your death you can get it deleted automatically after you pass away. Here are the steps to do so:
- Sign-in to your Facebook account.
- Click the down arrow near the Home button.
- Click Settings in the drop-down menu.
- Click General on the left-hand side (Legacy option was available in Security earlier)
- Scroll down to Manage Account and select a friend.
- Click Request account deletion
- Click Delete after Death.
Facebook will delete your account including all the data present in it after someone notifies them about your death.
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