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Is it true Facebook is going to start charging in July? - lola - 11-09-2012 10:34 PM
I heard that facebook is going to charge $3.99 a month to use facebook. Is this true?
- Josh - 11-09-2012 10:42 PM
That seems a bit odd considering their user-base is under the age of 18, alienating them with a fee for service would eliminate many of their sources of revenue generated by ads.
- Rene G - 11-09-2012 10:42 PM
No just rumor
- MilkRath - 11-09-2012 10:42 PM
Facebook themselves said that was false. It was a group started on facebook so millions of people would join and they'd get advertising money.
- Kimb - 11-09-2012 10:42 PM
Just a rumor. Here is the source to back it up.
- grebulon - 11-09-2012 10:42 PM
No way. They can make a whole lot more money from all the data being uploaded to the site, and from all the user behavior patterns they are able to study. Based on the people you like, the places you visit and tag, and the groups you join, they are able to display the right ads and make money. Charging for FB access is the last thing they'd want to do.