Facebook

[ludwig]

Does anyone know how to de-activate the Facebook account, say of a relative that died.

thanks.

[daffy654]

I don't think you can unless you have their password.

[EvianBaby]

Quick search of the help sections looks like they memorialise deceased peoples accounts.

You have to contact them to do it.

http://www.facebook.com/help/contact/305593649477238

[bookbinder]

If you have the password this is how to delete (not just deactivate) a Facebook account:
This very point was covered by "Computeractive" Magazine (it's a UK computer magazine) in issue 366 of 1. March - 14. March 2012 (p33). This is what the magazine said:
If you wish to close your Facebook account, begin by clicking the small down-pointing arrow at the top right of your profile page and choose Account Settings. Now click Security on the left-hand side to see a 'Deactivate your account' link: clicking this and following the prompts will disable your profile but won't delete your information. The option to delete an account properly is hidden: click on Help at the bottom of the page and type delete my account into the search bar. Click on the first article, entitled 'How do I permanently delete my account?' This provides a link to the deletion-request form. It takes two weeks for a Facebook account to be deleted, and if you log into it in the meantime the request will be cancelled, so make sure you stay away.


Also try this blog:
http://romcartridge.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-to-delete-facebook-account.html

[ludwig]

thanks everyone.