The social networking giant has the answer, memorialising it with a legacy contract, which has launched in the UK.
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If users want their accounts to be permanently deleted after their death, they can also instruct Facebook to do so.
Legacy contacts are allowed to write a “pinned post” on your profile, informing people of your death or posting details of a funeral service, for example, as well as update your cover and profile photos.
Facebook has placed tight restrictions on the legacy contract system, with users only able to name one person as a trustee of their account.
Now, it’s fully updateable by a nominated friend or family member.
All other privacy and audience settings will remain the same as before the account was memorialised, according to Facebook.
If they do not do so, but do name a “digital heir” in their will, Facebook said it would acknowledge this person as the legacy contract holder.
However, they will not will however not be able to edit what the deceased already posted, what friends continue to post on the page, read the deceased’s private messages, or remove tagged images – and they will not be able to delete the account. “For many of us, it’s also a place to remember and honor those we’ve lost.” said Vanessa Callison-Burch, product manager at Facebook.
Until now, there’s been a basic memorial account, but people weren’t able to access or update it at all. They can also accept friend requests if you wish to keep your page open as a memorial.
It is up to the user whether or not their chosen contact knows if they’ve been appointed, while the user can change their chosen person at any time.
Repeat the process to change your Legacy Contact.
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Legacy contacts can even be given the right to download a copy of everything you’ve shared on Facebook, although there are limitations on what your Facebook executor can do.
