Want to Facebook Message a Non-Friend? Pay USD100.
The love-hate relationship between Facebook and Facebook users is going on forever. Just lately it is said that Facebook might consider charging users a huge sum of USD100 in order for them to message strangers, aka people who are not your 'friends' on Facebook. Yay or nay?
By Esther Chung — 12 Jan 2013, 04:44 PM — Updated over 11 years ago
High fees charged to avoid spam
You most likely remember your parents repeating the phrase over and over in the hopes that it would eventually embed itself in your adolescent minds
A spokesperson from the company said that they're hoping this will dissuade those that would otherwise abuse the messaging feature for frivolous and unwarranted purposes.
"We are testing some extreme price points to see what works to filter spam," Facebook said in response to an AFP inquiry regarding the costly delivery fees.
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The company has confirmed that it's toying with "extreme price points," such as the $100 Mashable and others have seen, to serve as a passive spam filter.
engadget.comUSD100 to Facebook message a stranger
If senders decline to pay the $100 fee, the can still send a message, but to their target’s “other” inbox.
Some Facebook users have been reporting an interesting popup, charging USD100 to send messages to people outside of their friend network's inbox rather than 'Other'.
slashgear.comFacebook confirmed Friday it was dabbling with charging members as much as $100 to get messages to the inboxes of strangers.
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