If some one is passed away then it’s Facebook’s policy to memorialize the Facebook’s account. Memorialized account is for friends and family to gather the memories of the person who is passed away. Memorialize is also for making the account secure logged in activities.
How do I report a deceased person or an account on Facebook that needs to be memorialized?
If you are the family member of the person who is passed away then you can inform the Facebook to memorialize the Facebook account or you can request to Facebook to delete the account instead of memorializing for this option you need to provide the name of the person, Facebook account, email id, phone number, URL of facebook account, date of death etc.
How do I ask a question about a deceased person’s account on Facebook?
We can help people to remove their loved one’s account if they passed away. What all you need to do is you have to send a request to remove the account from Facebook then face wants some details of the person to remove the account from the facebook. To learn more what happens when someone’s account need to remove from Facebook
Watch this video to know more regarding deactivating Facebook account for a dead person.
How do I request content from the Facebook account of a deceased person
When the account is memorialized the content that is shared by the person on Facebook has remained in the person’s posts of that person’s friends and family as memories of that person.But if someone asked about the content of that person then we will be unable to give until you give some authentication proof such as you are a family member of that person or you have a court order. But in this condition also it may be possible that we can’t provide the content. And in addition, we will memorialize the person’s account one’s we get a request.
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We are sorry for your loved one’s death. To help you to remove your loved one’s account we want the scanned copy of your loved one’s death certificate. If you don’t have a death certificate then we need the documentation to confirm the request. We need the certificate that your loved one passed away such as:-
- Power of attorney
- Birth certificate
- Last will and testament
- Estate letter
Note: The information on the documentation you provide must match the information on your relative or friend. When sending files & docs, kindly cover up any personal information which Facebook don’t need to process your request.
Once you have the required documentation, please send us a request.
What will happen to my Facebook account if I pass away?
You can tell Facebook to manage your account after your death. You can add a legacy contact to manage your account. And the other thing that you can do is:
Memorialize account: This type of account is for the family and friends of the person who is passed away.The memories of that person are on the facebook in the form of posts, sharing images, videos, memories etc.
Legacy contact: In this case, the friend or the family member of that person can access that person’s account
Delete your account: If you request Facebook to manage your account after your death. Then your Facebook account will be managed according to your request.