New memorial feature of Instagram will 'Remember' users who died due to coronavirus

Instagram's new memorial feature will 'Remember' users who died due to Corona-virus.

• The 'Remembering' banner, which will appear just below the deceased user's Instagram profile picture, has been newly added in the wake of the pandemic outbreak
• This move by Instagram would help in acknowledging the account of those who lost their lives to corona-virus

The popular photo-sharing application Instagram has been working on a new memorialized feature for accounts of those users who succumbed their lives to the novel corona-virus in the world. Carrying the "Remembering" banner under the account holder's account name this move by Instagram would help in acknowledging the account of those who lost their lives to the highly contagious disease.

This feature was first spotted by Jane Manchun Wong, who tested it on her own account. She also shared a screenshot of her account once the memorialized feature was activated. She also noticed that the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app has also added the "Remembering (user)" banner.

In order to get a deceased person Instagram profile deactivated or memorialized, a friend or a family member can report the account to the company. If you are an immediate family member of that person, you can request the account be removed from Instagram. You need to fill this form in order to remove the account from the app.

Once an account is memorialized, Instagram:

• Wouldn't allow anyone to log into a memorialized account.
• The profile of a memorialized account does not appear differently from an account that has not been memorialized.

However, with the latest development, it will show a "Remembering" banner below the person's profile photo.

• Posts the deceased person shared, including photos & videos, stay on Instagram and are visible to the audience they were shared with.
• Memorialized accounts don't appear in public spaces, like people's Explore section of the app.

Furthermore, no one will be able to make changes to any of the account's existing posts or information.