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<\/p>\nFacebook\u2019s new feature Tributes section dedicated to dead people. Since the launch of Facebook in 2004, a lot of social media apps have come into existence like Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. However, Facebook was the first breath of fresh air that made us come out of our shells and comfort zones to socialize, make new friends and explore the world of digital. It\u2019s been 15 years since the commencement of Facebook by Mark Zuckerberg and the social media networking Service Company is still going strong and is relevant to our lives.<\/p>\n
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Starting from uploading birthday and wedding photos, updating our relationship to professional status, or whether it is looking for recommendations for the new fancy eateries and communicating with our loved ones, Facebook has made our lives easier and the world smaller as connecting with people is no more a tedious task. In fact, Facebook is also aiming at growing their social network strong by giving people the control of managing their accounts even after death. Yes, you read that right.<\/p>\n
In 2015, Facebook allowed users to appoint family or friend as their legacy contact who would be in charge of their Facebook account after they die. Recently, the company introduced a feature called \u2018Tributes\u2019 for the memorialized accounts where loved ones can remember their lost one and cherish the old happy moments spent with them by sharing stories, memories and commemorating a birthday. Basically, this feature allows the legacy contacts to take over their loved one\u2019s account as they will have more control over the content posted.<\/p>\n
In a blog post for Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook wrote, \u201cI had very close friends, particularly one, who had lost people and told me how important Facebook was to preserving their memories. My friend Kim had lost her brother, he died by suicide, and she and her mother were not up to having a memorial service, so Facebook became that memorialization place for them.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n Her blog post also stated, \u201cI\u2019ve heard from people that memorializing a profile can feel like a big step that not everyone is immediately ready to take. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important that those closest to the deceased person can decide when to take that step. Now we are only allowing friends and family members to request to have an account memorialized.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n This feature gives the power to the legacy contacts to moderate the tributes tab by limiting who can post and see posts. Additionally, they can delete the posts if necessary, modify tag settings and remove tags. The legacy contacts can also change profile and cover picture, accept and delete friend requests and pin posts on the profiles. However, they won\u2019t be allowed to read any messages that the deceased receives on the account and it also restricts them from removing or sending friend requests.<\/p>\n In a statement to Wired, Alice Ely, a product manager at Facebook explained, \u201cWe have a hard stance against never allowing anybody to log into [someone else\u2019s] account, but that\u2019s exactly why we wanted to create a legacy contact to give [people] these controls to manage the profile after the person has passed away.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n![\"1556389390121_images](\"https:\/\/socioblend.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1556389390121_images-1.jpeg\")
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