Oh, cool. Facebook is saying we're all dead
Many living Facebook users were "memorialized" Friday afternoon, meaning the social network claimed they were dead.
You just can't make this stuff up.
It's unclear why this happened, but the issue affected a variety of users — including the author of this post:
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"We hope people who love Damon will find comfort in the things others share to remember and celebrate his life," a new header said at the top of my profile page, and several others that I checked.
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While it appears the glitch only went live for a short period of time, that didn't stop Twitter from having a grand old time with the memorials.
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In a statement to Mashable, a Facebook spokesperson said "this was a terrible error that we have now fixed," though no specific details were offered about the glitch.
“For a brief period today, a message meant for memorialized profiles was mistakenly posted to other accounts," the statement said. "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.”
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Damon Beres is an Executive Editor at Mashable, overseeing tech and science coverage. Previously, he was Senior Tech Editor at The Huffington Post. His work has appeared in Reader's Digest, Esquire.com, the New York Daily News and other fine outlets.
