Well, this is awkward. Over the weekend, a technical glitch saw Facebook 'kill' millions of its users by posting a memorial message along the top of their profile pages.
The message said something along the lines of...
"Remembering [insert name here]. We hope people who love [name] will find comfort in the things others share to remember and celebrate his life. Learn more about memorialised accounts and the legacy contact setting on Facebook."
Cue quite a lot of confusion...
Even Mark Zuckerberg couldn't be saved from the glitch, with a notice appearing at the top of his profile. And, now, the social media site has apologised in a statement.
A spokesman said: "For a brief period today, a message meant for memorialised profiles was mistakenly posted to other accounts. This was a terrible error that we have now fixed. We are very sorry that this happened and we worked as quickly as possible to fix it."
The message that appeared is one intended for 'memorialised profiles', which is an option that the site made available in 2015. Users can choose a trusted loved one to take over their feed in the event that they pass away, and when Facebook is notified of a death, that account becomes memorialised.
