Suggestion: Memorialize Facebook Friends Who Have Passed Away

Facebook is re-explaining a little-known feature that helps friends and loved ones celebrate the lives of users who have passed away. The company has been taking requests to “memorialize” deceased users profiles for some time. But in the redesign it rolled out last Friday, there’s a new “Suggestions” feature that shows you friends who are not active on the site. It asks users to somehow interact with them, doing things like recommending other friends to them, or writing on their wall.

This feature has apparently been making for some awkward moments if you’re friends with someone on Facebook who has passed away, as All

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