Rumors of Mark Zuckerberg’s death may have been greatly exaggerated – but by his own billion-plus user website, as a glitch on Friday afternoon led Facebook to declare two million users, including Zuckerberg himself, prematurely dead. Facebook apologized for the glitch and explained that it was related to the social network’s protocol for ‘memorializing’ a person’s page when they do actually die. Cath Bore (@cathbore) Facebook thinks I'm dead. (Cash donations in lieu of memorial flowers please, folks, if you don't mind ;) ) pic.twitter.com/w4ykkVLuA4Sam Cam (@MsSamCam) Facebook marking us all as dead is peak 2016 tbhEric Sundermann (@ericsundy) me: *checks facebook*Facebook: you're friends are dead but you're notme:me:me: damnit#BROKEN Chris Taylor (@wyldweasil) guys according to Facebook I’m dead now. Facebook does allow users to memorialize the accounts of deceased family members or friends by submitting a formal request.

Source: The Guardian November 11, 2016 21:25 UTC