I swear, I do not intend to turn this blog into a tech after death kind of blog but right now, that is what I keep finding is blog-worthy of my energy.
Related to my earlier posts on dealing with social media after death, Facebook has taken it a step further now and provided a means for someone to add a Legacy Contact to your account. You can find it from the Security Settings in your account on the site. And, yes, it is also in the mobile version.
When you add a Legacy Contact there, you can also choose to send a message to that person. The default message read:
Hi [Contact Name], Facebook now lets people choose a legacy contact to manage their account if something happens to them: https://www.facebook.com/help/1568013990080948
Since you know me well and I trust you, I chose you. Please let me know if you want to talk about this.
You also have the option to allow that contact to download your content (not messages) and/or choose to have your account deleted.
This change also includes adding the word “Remembering” to a memorialized page, which is a process I mentioned earlier. That change has already been put in place, it seems.
These changes are for United States accounts right now but I bet they will roll out globally in the fairly near future.