Published 14:56 IST, June 24th 2020

What does Remembering mean on Instagram? Full list of memorialized accounts on Instagram

What does Remembering mean on Instagram? Here's everything to know about the new feature on the platform. See list of memorialized accounts on Instagram.

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Instagram had been working on a new memorialized feature for accounts of those users who succumbed to vel COVID-19 outbreak in world. photo-sharing platform’s move to carry Remembering banner under account holder’s name helps in ackwledging handles of those who have lost ir lives due to coronavirus. Here are details that you must check out right away. Read on to kw what does Remembering mean on Instagram:

What does Remembering mean on Instagram?

According to reports, initially, Jane Manchun Wong spotted this feature, who tested it on her official Instagram account. She also shared a screenshot of same after memorialized featured came to existence on her Twitter. Wong also observed that photo-sharing app had added Remembering user banner. 

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Remembering feature on Instagram

memorialized feature has been on Instagram for a long time. However, makers of application have added Remembering banner below profile picture amid COVID-19 outbreak. To seek help for deactivating or memorializing a deceased person’s social media handle, a close friend or a family member can report account to company. If y are an immediate family member of that person, y can request Instagram to take down profile from platform. For same, y need to fill out a form for removal of handle. 

According to Instagram help section, Memorialized accounts are a place to remember one's life after ir demise. se profiles on Instagram have following features. Check m out. 

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  • one can log into a memorialized account.
  • word Remembering will be shown next to person's name on ir profile.
  • Posts deceased person shared, including photos and videos, stay on Instagram, and are visible to audience y were shared with.
  • Memorialized accounts do t appear in certain places on Instagram, like Explore.
  • Once memorialized, one will be able to make changes to any of account's existing posts or information. It means changes to following:
    -Photos or videos added by person to ir profile.
    -Comments on posts shared by person to ir profile.
    -Privacy settings of ir profile.
    - current profile photo, followers, or people person follows.

According to reports, Instagram rushed to roll out a memorial account featuring due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 deaths. y also suggested that Instagram ackwledged that platform has sped up development to help support community during a difficult time. So, it has come at a crucial time when world is combating with coronavirus outbreak.

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Memorialized Instagram accounts list

Various celebrity profiles have tag of social media app new feature. Late actors Irrfan Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput have Remembering banners below ir profile photo on official Instagram handles. Celebrity chef and restaurateur Carl Ruiz’s handle also shows tag, who died in 2019. 

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14:56 IST, June 24th 2020