Facebook on Tuesday rolled out a set of new features to make it easier for users to honor a loved one who has passed away. The updates include 鈥渁 new tributes section for memorialized accounts; additional controls for people who manage memorialized accounts; and improved AI to keep the profile of a deceased loved one from appearing in painful ways,鈥� according to Facebook.
闯别诲听叠谤耻产补办别谤,听an assistant professor of Information Science in the College of Media, Communication and Information (CMCI), collaborated with Facebook on research which helped lead to the changes.听Brubaker听specializes in interactions with post-mortem data and how to improve the management of accounts and personal data after we die. He can discuss the new features and why such changes are needed.听Read听more about his work here.
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