Facebook is declaring people prematurely dead
People are being told they’re dead on Facebook after a bug managed to modify user profiles, including that of CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
I'm guessing Zuckerberg isn't dead either... pic.twitter.com/9M9uaVsvjR
— Peter Stringer (@peterstringer) November 11, 2016
Despite being very much alive, users found their accounts switched to a “memoralized account,” reserved for the deceased, with the word “remembering” posted beside their name.
Does Facebook think I'm dead? pic.twitter.com/oMgX4isjVa
— michael furr-ito (@michaeldevitojr) November 11, 2016
Hey @Facebook, I ain't dead. pic.twitter.com/EbzI3MZTQI
— Peter Stringer (@peterstringer) November 11, 2016
A statement reading: "We hope people who love Mark will find comfort in the things others share to remember and celebrate his life," appeared on Mark Zuckerberg’s profile before being corrected.
Memoralized accounts allow users to choose whether they would like their profile to change if they die. Their profile will continue to exist but only as a memorial, with no log on available.
Hello yes @facebook I am not dead. What is happening? pic.twitter.com/Ana9OIFkvL
— Megan Huettl (@hs_megan_) November 11, 2016
facebook did I die pic.twitter.com/OMMa85nT7t
— Lauren F. Meihls (@cubanalaf) November 11, 2016
Facebook is yet to make a comment on the bug, nor have they confirmed whether Mark Zuckerberg is still alive.
Facebook Thursday: Fake news is not a problem
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) November 11, 2016
Facebook Friday: Mark Zuckerberg is dead. Your friends are dead. We are all dead.
Dear Facebook,
— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) November 11, 2016
I'm not dead.
Please fix this.
Sincerely yours,
Dan's Ghost pic.twitter.com/IZhkaUvXzs
