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Facebook Is Introducing a New 'Tributes' Section For Memorialized Accounts (techcrunch.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the virtual-grave dept.

Facebook is rolling out a new "Tributes" section for memorialized accounts that will allow people to leave messages that are separate from the rest of the profile's timeline. "Depending on a memorialized account's privacy settings, friends can currently still post on its timeline, including in the comments of posts the person made before they died," reports TechCrunch. "If a memorialized account has a Tributes section, however, posts made after the day it was memorialized (which prevents anyone else from logging in) will be placed there." From the report: Some Facebook users who have designated "legacy contacts" to manage their accounts after they die were alerted to the new feature by a notification today that contained the euphemistic phrase "if your account is memorialized." A page on Facebook's Help Center describes the new tributes section "as a space on memorialized profiles where friends and family can post stories, commemorate a birthday, share memories and more."

"Legacy contacts" will have more leeway over tribute posts than they do over the rest of the account. For example, they have the ability to decide who can see and post tributes and can delete posts. They can also change who can see posts the deceased person is tagged in or remove the tag. If the account had timeline review turned on, the legacy contact will be able to turn it off for tribute posts. Posts made to a profile after it is memorialized will be separated into the tributes section. The feature's help page says "we do our best to separate tribute posts from timeline posts based on the info we're given." Legacy contacts still can't log into accounts, read private messages or remove and add friends.

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  1. Re:That's a weird kind of graveyard. by iggymanz · · Score: 2

    so what, most graveyards are forgotten with time too.

    Here's a better idea, don't worry about it. Die and be forgotten. For most people odds are in 100 years no one will give a shit about you. Get over it.

  2. Tributes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    They really should have looked up internet slang before going with that name. This could get messy...

    1. Re:Tributes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      Especially with the kind of photos young women post nowadays.
      Bonus points for indian idiots that have loads of problem getting the context of things.
      "Why are so many pecker fotos vomiting stuff appearing in Diana's tribute section? ;-P"

  3. Re:How about by lgw · · Score: 1

    Can we get more stories that don't include any of these companies: Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon

    Sure! Half the stories will be about BitCoin, Net Neutrality, gender imbalance in STEM, and global warming.

    Hey, it's better than the days where half the stories were Jon Katz's blog! (And fuck me, that was 20 years ago. When did I get old?)

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  4. "Tributes" by Locke2005 · · Score: 1

    Went there looking for pictures of Mazda SUVs... was terribly disappointed!

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  5. Re: That's a weird kind of graveyard. by Locke2005 · · Score: 1

    Donald Trump, is that you?!?

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  6. Re: That's a weird kind of graveyard. by iggymanz · · Score: 1

    What's funny is that he will be remembered, as 45th president. The rest of us mostly won't but so what.

  7. This being FB by nospam007 · · Score: 1

    ...so the 'tributes' will be along the lines "I'm glad the fucker is dead' or 'good riddance!'

  8. Re:That's a weird kind of graveyard. by Opportunist · · Score: 1

    Then again, considering how interesting the life of the average FB user is, imagine how interesting they are in death.

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  9. Re: That's a weird kind of graveyard. by Opportunist · · Score: 1

    So what, Stalin will be remembered forever.

    Being remembered isn't necessarily something you want to achieve.

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  10. Re:How about by Opportunist · · Score: 1

    The sad part is that today we actually miss the Katz stories...

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  11. Re:Hmm, tacky and crass given that this is Faceboo by Opportunist · · Score: 1

    WWJD?

    Time for some table flipping...

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  12. Can you declare yourself dead? by Opportunist · · Score: 2

    Maybe that's the way to eventually get rid of your FB account? Not to mention, messing with their data collection in and by itself would be a good reason to "die" for them.

    No longer "you're dead to me", today it's "I'm dead to you"!

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