The ongoing thread that Facebook will soon begin charging for their site doesn’t appear to be slowing. The other night I was having dinner with a family friend who told me about a scoop he had that Facebook would soon begin charging for the site and proceeded to explain why he would pay. While it’s great that Facebook has provided value to his life and millions of others, the company will not charge users to access the site.
Just two weeks ago we wrote that Facebook will not charge users, however millions of users continue to be deceived. One Facebook group, “300,000 MEMBERS NEEDED TO STOP FACEBOOK FROM CHARGING £/$14.99 A MONTH”, has successfully attracted over 474,000 users. Another group claims Facebook will begin charging on July 1st, but it’s a flat out lie used as a way to drive thousands of users to the group.
While Facebook has systematically shut down groups spreading this false information one at a time, I’d expect the company to create a filter to prevent these groups from being created in the first place. As I wrote in December, “Facebook didn’t become the most popular site in the U.S. on Christmas by charging for their service, and they aren’t going to become the largest site in the world by charging for their service.”
This is an ongoing rumor which Facebook continues to deny, stating that their service is ad supported. To all the users who think Facebook will start charging for their service, this article is for you. It never happened before, and while Facebook could generate billions by charging for their site, it’s not going to happen. All the groups stating that Facebook will charge are nothing more than flat out lies.
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… Again, it's sickening and pathetic of the gullibility of millions of people in these groups.
Comment by Steve Fields — January 18, 2010 @ 7:39 am
It is pretty sick. But I just had a conversation with a few friends.. they dont mind paying a few bucks to use the social
I don't think that's happening for a long time to come. But you can't really complain against such acts of trying to get attention. Certain blogs people and apps have actually tried manipulating Haiti's Earthquake to gain popularity. This is sounds much less sickening.
Comment by Sardar Mohkim Khan — January 18, 2010 @ 11:26 am
I refuse to pay for FaceBook, so I am quite relieved that this is just a rumor.
Comment by Cody Hatfield — January 18, 2010 @ 5:31 pm
I am glad this is just a romor I don;t believe everthing i read so a am glad to read the facts from you. Thank you and please never charge a fee to your users. This is my only enjoyment being homebound and I would not be able to afford to pay any amount. Thank you. You have a good thing don;t charge user, charge the ppl's that place the ads.
Comment by Pam Hall — January 19, 2010 @ 3:00 am
Don't be funny, Nick. FB shutting dowm groups spreading false information like this one? FB allows hate speech, racism, awful lies spreading (e.g Holocaust never happened ect')! so do you really think they'd bother themselves by creating a filter or somethin to stop this rumour?!
I agree, it's actually embarrassing how gullible people can be (e.g who's watching your profile? invite 2000 friends and so on). People are so stupid that it's amazing, I'm telling you
Comment by User — January 19, 2010 @ 4:50 am
I can't believe people still fall for this. I remember this on Myspace. On the other hand, I know plenty of people just join groups with the click of the mouse based on the title alone, without being particularly panicked or passionate about it.
Comment by Ally — January 19, 2010 @ 5:36 am
No way man. No charge. Its like charge-ing people to talk. Insane man. No way
Comment by Michael Flynn — January 19, 2010 @ 5:09 am
I doubt Facebook will ever charge – they make money other ways – what they NEED to do is allow us to control privacy to our Fan Pages!!!!! http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=44601161...
Comment by Lorri Nevil — January 19, 2010 @ 9:59 am
No way! I won't pay. They can't charge! they won't get away with it! Let's start a group
Comment by Jonas Praddock — January 19, 2010 @ 2:21 pm
Apparently you have to send them toenail clippings instead…
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=28793884105...
Comment by Harry — January 20, 2010 @ 11:35 pm
I heard that myspace are planning to introduce a credits system. The more you use it the more you get paid.
Comment by AR — January 21, 2010 @ 2:18 am
JANUARY 21 2010 -THIS COMMENT WAS POSTED TO MY YAHOO:
Facebook have announced plans to start charging A MONTHLY MINIMUM CHARGE £3.99 a month to all users starting from 9th july 2010
we need 1,000,000 members before then to show facebook we oppose this and will not pay for their services………
Comment by shirley barnet Tan — January 21, 2010 @ 3:11 pm
……bUT i DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS CORRECT OR iF IT IS TRUE.
Comment by shirley barnet Tan — January 21, 2010 @ 3:12 pm
i oppose
it,s not nice of facebook money money money
Comment by ruty llewellyn — January 21, 2010 @ 6:45 pm
I hope they do start charging, so I will never have to waste another minute of my life on it.
Comment by symon bunyon — January 22, 2010 @ 3:20 am
nice post! I joined the group just because I saw that a bunch of my friends joined it. But after I joined it I thought "It makes no sense for facebook to charge for its services. They make plenty of money already and it would surly reduce their earnings by charging the users because users would just move to a free site. And charging users would just be a bad business idea and any company as big as facebook knows that."
Comment by adam fanslau — January 22, 2010 @ 11:27 pm
Best thing I've read since I first heard about this rumor.
http://sippinhaterade.com/2010/01/we-cant-live-wi...
Comment by lolbook — January 23, 2010 @ 10:53 am
I do wonder how many of these groups are started by Facebook themselves to gauge public opinion on what people would be prepared to pay for.
Comment by Foxhill — January 23, 2010 @ 7:59 pm
Facebook should charge, That way i might see my girlfriend once in a while. its nothing more than a gossip station
Comment by CeeJayy — January 23, 2010 @ 8:54 pm
In the late '902 Mirabilis was the owner of the IM system, ICQ. A rumour started that ICQ was to be sold and the new owners would charge for the service. Of course a protest got started but went unheeded. Mirabilis sold the service and the new owner announced a charge. Users dropped like flies and switched to Yahoo Messenger. So the new owners changed to AD revenues instead. Too little – too late. ICQ never recovered. Yahoo and MSN left ICQ in their dust.
FB will follow their footsteps if the charge is enforced.
They know these sites are like drugs; addictive. A crack dealer will give you enough to get hooked free of charge. Once you can't function without it, you gotta pay.
Comment by LoneStar — January 23, 2010 @ 11:08 pm
i love it, the thread explaning that fb won't charge gets hit with a spam about them charging. the people who come up with all this crap really think that many internet users are gullible and just plain stupid. unfortunately, there are many out there proving them right. fear tactics, 101.
Comment by loudon — January 24, 2010 @ 5:08 am
that is ridiculous im not paying or using the site
Comment by Kiara J Brown — January 24, 2010 @ 8:59 am
I'm rather stunned that our local Fox news affiliate actually said the same thing about charging for Facebook in their news broadcast last night. I don't know WHAT to believe anymore!
Comment by Mari-Ann Wise — January 24, 2010 @ 11:00 am
Don't know if I would pay or not… I guess it would depend on the fee amount.
Comment by Monica Perry — January 24, 2010 @ 11:45 am
I, like most internet users, am extremely cheap and I would never pay for something online (music, TV shows, social networking sites).
Comment by spencer — January 24, 2010 @ 1:59 pm
Someone needs to contact Fox5 Atlanta and let them know that you do not plan on charging us to use your website. They announced on their news cast on January 23, 2010 that you all will be charging $14.99 starting in July of this year. Someone needs to set the record straight.
Comment by Facebook User — January 24, 2010 @ 4:31 pm
Well I remember a little site called PayPal. When it first hit the net their slogan was "Free and ALWAYS will be". And we all know what happened there!!!!
Comment by beachbucks — January 25, 2010 @ 8:23 am
i will not pay for facebook who would??
Comment by Max Curran — January 25, 2010 @ 3:20 pm
Oh thank you. Its sad that people wish to place scare tatctic messgaes. Im am thankful I found this.
Comment by Gina Caldwell — January 25, 2010 @ 9:34 pm
sorry i fell for the rumor before i read this statement, i do like facebook…. i should of checked into those acusations before i fell for it, and yes i was mis-led, again i do apologize for my mistake.
Comment by malcolm hardy — January 26, 2010 @ 6:51 pm
I would like to clarify something about the Haiti fundraiser groups…not all of them are there just to gain members. I own a Haiti charity group and I actually pay to Haiti. Usually you can tell if a group like that is fake…I think it is evident that mine is not. Also, I really do think it is sad that so many people have the brains of a monkey. How? They believe that Facebook will start to charge them. The only reason that these groups exist is because of human greed. The group owners only want more and more.
Comment by William P. — January 26, 2010 @ 7:56 pm
Facebook make their money from advertising. It even said on BBC news the other day, they wouldn't need to charge. Join my group- Facebook groups used to be cool until kids joined.
Comment by Nic Mills — January 27, 2010 @ 8:14 am
it very well could be for real. thats why facebook is shutting down posts that say this. they do not want people to know and if they shut or take down a thread saying it they will just use the case 'well if people didnt want to pay then they would have made a post about it' they might not chagre the 1st of july but in like a year whe every forgets about this then they prolly will.
Comment by dan — January 29, 2010 @ 5:37 pm
beachbucks GREAT REFERENCE.
paypal is just like facebook paypal realized how much money they can make with their site and facebook does now to.
Comment by dan — January 29, 2010 @ 5:40 pm
Two of my friends and I were watching the news last night, one that is based in seattle and one that is based in bc(which is where I live) both said they would be charging $8 and change. Though I wasn't paying as much attention to that as I was to my WoW so I don't remember when it said that it would begin.
Now the news may have the wrong info, don't start yelling at me over this, I'm just saying it was on two different news channels last night.
Comment by Kaly — February 1, 2010 @ 11:33 pm
I completely forgot to add this part. The reason their charging, according to one of the friends I was watchig with last night, is apparently some of their HTML was stolen from myspace and myspace sued. Again, this may be wrong, I'm just playing messenger.
Comment by Kaly — February 1, 2010 @ 11:34 pm
We can confirm that this is no hoax, it is indeed a group that was created by facebook insiders to findout the reaction of there millions of users to see if users are willing to pay for such a service.
While Facebook has systematically shut down groups spreading this false information one at a time, with near to little fans I’d expect the company to create a filter to prevent these groups from being created in the first place, i just wonder why they are not closing this group down with nearly half a million fans, and thousands of hoax posts on thousands of forums and websites out there, because they are the one who own (created) the group.
I beg all not to fall for this, they are just testing you to see if they can squezee any money from the you the user. I can also confirm that out of thousands of comments in forums there were few people saying that they were prepared to pay around $2-3 for the service.
Facebook didn’t become the most popular site in the U.S. on Christmas by charging for their service, and they aren’t going to become the largest site in the world by charging for their service, well i can tell you that i am also a social application developer and i know how things are in this game, you first create such platform get many users as you can hooked to it and within few years of constant usage that has all your data friends, contacts, albums and so on, you are hooked to it! Now this is the tricky bit, where users will find it hard to part with their artificial world, its a bit like owning your own website hosted on free hosting for life service providers, where you have invested hundreds of hours developing it with hundreds of post and a year later you are asked to pay for your hosting or else, what do you do? You rather find your self another free hosting company or pay for the hosting charges you have been asked to pay.
This is not an ongoing rumour with Facebook, its a group that is created by Facebook insiders, trying to find out if people are willing to pay for such a personal data orientated service. They are stating that their service is ad supported, i would ask that you do bit of research to find out that facebook is not making any money at all they are in fact making huge losses, Facebook has been looking for new ways of making money for a very long time.
To all the users who think Facebook will not be charging for their service, your wrong they will initially start charging for there services, just like any ISP's out there. It never happened before and they want to be the first to do so, and while Facebook could generate billions by charging for their site, it’s not going to take long for this to happen.
They know these sites are like drugs; addictive. A crack dealer (Facebook) will give you enough to get hooked free of charge. Once you can’t function without it, you gotta pay.
A local Fox News broadcast in USA, actually said that Facebook had plans to start charging their users in their news broadcast on the 23rd January 2010.
Well just remember PayPal. When it first hit the net their slogan was “Free and ALWAYS will be”. And we all know what happened there!!!!
Comment by Freshtuts — February 2, 2010 @ 2:05 am
If this is true, why did FB change their layout today? Oh and I have a new tab under my account called "Credit Balance" and when you click on it you can buy "credits" so you can use apps and play games. When free apps and games cease to exist, I'm out!
Comment by Laura — February 4, 2010 @ 7:49 pm
Because its true. Facebook absolutely intends to start charging users. It's for the use of their games and premium features. Existing users will be left with basic ability to post and communicate.
Today's new tab confirms the plans to introduce paid features into the existing use of FB.
Comment by Paul veverka — February 5, 2010 @ 9:21 am
I don't think that people understand the cost of keeping Facebook afloat. It's easy to keep growing with capital infusion like Facebook has experienced. Once the capital runs out Facebook is going to have to prove a better, more efficient way for marketers to use their platform, as well as how to charge for it. Until they have a solid revenue model that is proven they will continue to consider charging a fee to use the platform.
Comment by Eric B — February 6, 2010 @ 6:07 am
Well done…great reply! I love facebook, it is by far my favourite website and as long as you stick to the principles like you have to date, especially the free part, it will remain my favourite! Grow up people and stop spreading that rubbish!
Comment by Max Hodgess — February 6, 2010 @ 11:57 pm
Incidently, as to the comment by Eric B – February 6th, 2010 at 10:07 am "Until they have a solid revenue model that is proven they will continue to consider charging a fee to use the platform", I guess that person didn't bother reading the bit about Facebook's funds being generated by ad placement on the site – well done (again) Facebook!
Comment by Max Hodgess — February 7, 2010 @ 12:02 am
Facebook blows anyway.
Comment by Me — February 7, 2010 @ 7:59 am
If Facebook charges, I swear I'll turn straight.
Comment by Max Hodgess — February 7, 2010 @ 8:02 am
Sorry I fell for it
Comment by Ann Beary — February 9, 2010 @ 11:41 am
If you look at the new facebook profile page, most people have it now. If you click on account there is an option to add credits to your facebook account, It looks like its only to play games.
Comment by Graham — February 11, 2010 @ 7:21 pm
I think whoever made that comment about facebook not caring about what is posted, I don’t agree. IF YOU SEE OFFENSIVE STUFF report it!! How will they discover it if you don’t?
I saw two fake sites showing the picture of Simon Wiesenthal, a survivor of the death camps during the holocaust, who when freed weighing 90 pounds. He volunteered to the American troops questioning Nazi’s, to help. He researched after he was released from a camp, He continued to question why he survived when so many others did not, including 90 or so members of his family. He had a photographic memory, and had memorized names, times and dates of the murders he witnessed. Everything was lost, so this decision gave him a reason to live; he promised himself he would never forget and began to research and find killers of six million jews, gypsies, poles, and other groups.
Before seeing this post, I had just seen the movie on Netflix, “I Have Never Forgotten You” about his life and work. So I was upset when I saw that the two fake sites had members waving Nazi flags, and voicing hate speech. I reported it on the site, but since I wasn’t a member of the group I didn’t have the url for the profile.. I entered my concerns three times, thinking that since I didn’t have the url it didn’t go through.. Tried to call facebook, no luck. Then, next morning, those two were gone. There is one more, that doesn’t claim to be Wiesenthal…but looks like it is based on faulty information, but I don’t know if it can be reported.
So if you see something, don’t just complain and sit on you butt, do something! Report it.
Comment by alyce skelton — February 11, 2010 @ 7:54 pm
((local Fox News broadcast in USA, actually said that Facebook had plans to start charging their users in their news broadcast on the 23rd January 2010.)) And you trust Fix News, a company not owned by any American company but an offspring of Rupert Murdoch’s empire? Please.
Comment by alyce skelton — February 11, 2010 @ 7:59 pm
Why would anyone want to waste their money on facebook when everything else is already expensive enough as it is. It adds up fast. This better be just a rumor I enjoy facebook. I found a lot of old friends and family memebers I have not seen in a long time.
Comment by Jennifer — February 12, 2010 @ 6:33 pm
Dear: facebook
We all have a product American's and other. Like that get info out around the world that works, and now you want to take it back ,just to get extra money, and stick it to the people. Well don't trust the man, or face book.
NO NO NO NO NO
Comment by patrick c smith sr — February 12, 2010 @ 9:11 pm
Wow – what a great FREE focus group for Facebook to test out the idea of charging. Guess they got their answer quickly and easily. The power of word-of-mouth at its finest…
Comment by Jenni Brand — February 13, 2010 @ 5:13 am
I actually joined one of these groups… but i hadn't actually heard any rumors about it until somebody had told me… but now after reading this^^^ I've changed my mind…
Comment by Izzy Chavez — February 13, 2010 @ 1:37 pm
it's hilarious that this is news that people comment on and that they are frustrated for the gullibility of people. What about the ignorance (gullibility) when it comes to real things.
Comment by debbie — February 13, 2010 @ 6:38 pm
WOW, gullibility of the masses is a gross understatement. If they charge; someone else with an ounce of ingenuity and innovation will happily create something free to take it's place, and the line forms .
Comment by Brandon B — February 16, 2010 @ 1:59 am
hey i dont think it right about that this website want to charge us. i believe that we should aleast one really good webiste that we can conect with our family and friends wiout have to pay to talk to be able exchange pictures. i how much does this man that owns this website needs to have in his life. why can he make money off other things. it not like he is hurting for cash. he really think he is being greetie.
Comment by Doug — February 16, 2010 @ 7:18 pm
I'm glad they're not chargin' cause I am not payin for facebook ever. As soon as that becomes a reality I would remove my record permenantly from the site.
Comment by pao13 — February 17, 2010 @ 2:04 pm
thank you so much for putting this rumor to rest.to all of you that spread this rumor, shame on you. once again, thank you facebook.
Comment by vannessa taylor — February 19, 2010 @ 5:50 pm
how bout this is not a rumor ? but i dont know if it is tho ? but yea if it is true i am not gonna go on facebook EVER agian .
Comment by lily — February 21, 2010 @ 2:15 pm
please could you tell me if it is true about my american friends having to pay facebook in july, because i will lose nearlly all my friends, this is my only way i can make friends because im in a wheelchair.
Comment by Denise lang — February 24, 2010 @ 12:14 pm
Firstly, I object to people calling me and others gullible, for thinking that Facebook may start charging. I am CERTAINLY NOT stupid, so do not make false assumptions. It is also very plausible that Facebook may start charging, so the 'threat' should not be scorned at. Whether the rumour is true or not, you yourself may have your information wrong. By saying that Facebook will not charge, you may be in fact supporting another false rumour. Therefore, I advise not to become all 'holier-than-thou'. And as for Facebook adding a filter to controll these groups; GET REAL! Only the other day I saw photos of Nazi signs, and people commenting on how Neo-Nazism is the way forward. Facebook has DEFINITELY NOT banned or deleted these disgusting messages and sites.
Comment by Ratty — February 25, 2010 @ 8:44 am
Facebook is nice but clearly not any kind of necessity. It simply is NOT worth paying for at any level. It's one thing to read about baby poop, hangovers, lost loves, new loves, and comments about mundane life events, but to pay for that nonsense is offensive. Should there ever be a charge, I'm history.
Comment by Mike Fenton — February 27, 2010 @ 9:40 am
If facebook decided to charge people for access to their site it would cut off communication between those who could pay and those who wouldn't or cant. Isnt that why they created facebook in the first place.. so you CAN connect with your friends. If it were to remain free forever eventually the entire world could enjoy it. If they were to charge people they might pay but I think someone would just respond by creating another free site to replace this one.
Comment by Brad — March 8, 2010 @ 6:55 pm
This is an unofficial resource… this guy doesnt really know. They are planning to start charing for things like premium content… on the free one, you want be able to have as many pics and what not and on the new paid premium one, you'll have more pic storage and access to digital media… stuff like new music before its out, never before seen previews, stuff like that. And the credits are stuff for like the farmville cash and reward points in farmville and mafia wars.
I used to work as an intern for the accounting dept for facebook.
Comment by benjis — March 17, 2010 @ 11:16 pm
It's no different than the flickr site. You have the option of having a "free" account, with limits on how many photos you can store and share, or paying for a "pro" account which is $24.95 a year for unlimited photo storage plus lots of other 'perks' that the free accounts dont have access to. When you really think about it, charging a monthly or an annual fee isn't so bad to use something as widespread and useful as facebook is. I'd pay. No question about it.
Comment by paul — March 18, 2010 @ 6:13 am
If facebook charged for their service, I'd expect a better service. They'd have to do some major upgrades.
Comment by Matt — March 18, 2010 @ 7:08 am
With all the advertisers it certainly isn't "free".
Comment by Mike Dillon — March 21, 2010 @ 8:45 am
I think it would be a shame for facebook to charge for their services I have found friends that i havent talked to in along time i really enjoy facebook but i cant afford to pay for it so i guess i will be leaving.
Comment by Judy Preuss — March 21, 2010 @ 11:25 pm
I think Facebook is a great way to stay connected to my family bc most of them live far away. I also think it is a great way to get crap started. For instance, what you post can effect your whole life… you can get turned off of SSI and even lose your JOB bc of pics you post and things. I know a man that is one of the managers of a big pharmacutical company and he got in serious trouble just for putting pictures on here that he took at work. It looked like positive advertising to me, but they said it violated policies. I also know a woman that was knocked off her SSI she worked her enitre life and had to get on it bc she has bad depression, and they took her SSI bc she "looked happy in her profile pic.". I love facebook, but if they charge I will leave it. Take a look at the world around you… most people are in poverty at the moment, and are barely affording internet service, let alone having to pay for things like FB.
Comment by amaris harvell — March 22, 2010 @ 10:26 am
It would make no sense for them to start charging us for our service, they're a thriving social platform.
Comment by Adam Michael — March 22, 2010 @ 3:25 pm
If facebook made people pay the 14euro's the first month they would be richer than microsoft..
Comment by MarkN — March 23, 2010 @ 12:48 pm
TRUST ME PEOPLE… if facebook started charging people would ditch it and go some where els… farmville and thoes other games people play would move some where els because it isnt good for their bizz…
I promise you all if facebook starts making you pay i will make a new facebook type website that you dont have to pay for.
Comment by MarkN — March 24, 2010 @ 2:37 am
I'm glad to read that FB will be charging.
My sister-in -law wrote a statement saying they would be charging in July 2010, upon reading this I wrote her back and thanked her for the advisory and also B.C.C. all my friends on FB, then one of my alumni classmates wrote to me and stated that it was all false and to come back to FB and have fun and play. So I did, I'm glad I did, I can keep up with: , ,
I would hate having to pay a high price just to: I would hate to live under a on daily basis, I just got done with jury duty, I'm glad I'm NOT under a Miranda
Comment by Kevin N — March 24, 2010 @ 3:36 am
I refuse to pay for facebook if theres a charge. I will definately not be on it. All my friends at work were talking about it and not one person will pay for it. Please consider the sight to just stay the same way that it is. Yes there will be some that will pay for this sight but facebook will not be a big thing if nobody pays for it.
Comment by Cindy Lou Owens — March 24, 2010 @ 7:08 pm
I will not pay for facebook.
Comment by Geri Benton — March 25, 2010 @ 8:49 am
If facebook start charging us for usage, i will most certainly deactivate my account in protest, simple as.
Comment by Alan Cairey — March 26, 2010 @ 12:28 am
I suggest that we all report any such groups, pages, or causes, as well as research the origional company policy
Comment by Cassie Olmsted — March 28, 2010 @ 2:31 pm
Wow if you acutely believe that fb will charger you for there web site you got to be restarted. They wont need to ever charge you because they make millions of dollars off the ad's that they have. People just make those groups so dumb people will join and talk about it just like all the other retarted groups fb has
Comment by John — March 29, 2010 @ 3:22 pm
FaceBook will not charge to use FB. They do not and will not need to. It is AD supported.
Besides people you are already paying for the damn thing with your personal information. FaceBook are going to charge for use is a Viral Rumour.
Comment by Will Shakes — March 30, 2010 @ 3:48 am
Thank goodness its a rumor! However, some people are very greedy and will do anything to make money, so its hard to ignore a rumor like that because that is the way things work!
Comment by adrienne — April 1, 2010 @ 7:35 am
I hope they charge so now us humans can start meeting each other in person like normal people
Comment by sergio corona — April 2, 2010 @ 9:41 am
IF THEY CHARGE US TO USE FACEBOOK I WILL NEVER FORGIVE THE PERSON WHO INVENTED IT :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@
Comment by courtney warren — April 4, 2010 @ 8:03 am
wow that would be awesome if they would charge then everyone would need to do something different like youtube!
Comment by John — April 6, 2010 @ 5:08 pm
I would pay for a month or so, find everyone I want and then end it. It's not worth it. Maybe I would pay five dollars a month, but fifteen is too much.
Comment by K. Holden — April 9, 2010 @ 10:01 am
thank you so much
if this was true i would be screwed
Comment by connor — April 12, 2010 @ 9:31 am
If Facebook decided to charge a service fee, I would understand and perhaps even support it. After all, it must surely cost quite a bit of money to host a social forum for millions of people. Yet, as far as I can tell, Facebook has never made such an announcement. Therefore, the "I will not use Facebook after June 10. . ." campaign is Just Another Hoax By Someone With Too Much Free Time!
Comment by Montira Warran — April 12, 2010 @ 12:12 pm
There are so many rumors, and I shurely don't know what to believe. But either way I'm too poor to pay more for FB.
In all of the games are monneymaking machines, so it should not be nessasairy for FB to squize more out of poor people. The populairity of FB lies in the hand of poor people. If they are kept away because they can't pay, then FB will go down faster than they can say "Ooops"
Comment by Sonja Petersen — April 13, 2010 @ 4:30 am
It's gud 2 know this!
Comment by -Lucy Myself- — April 18, 2010 @ 11:16 am
I am so releaved to hear that facebook will not charge poeple to socilise today my friends told me that i would have to pay $15 for facebook and sum of my friends are going to delete their accounts.
Comment by Dylan — April 19, 2010 @ 9:23 am
it's shocking how many people actually believe something just because there is a facebook group about it ..
Comment by Adam — April 21, 2010 @ 5:05 am
Now this is not true, they will make you quit.
Comment by Josh — April 25, 2010 @ 7:46 am
They will make you pay!!
Comment by Josh — April 25, 2010 @ 7:47 am
I have been hearing these rumors and even joined one of these groups thinking it was real. Thank you for the truth.
Comment by sandy — April 25, 2010 @ 12:24 pm
i heard that "the unofficial facebook resource"(this site) is going to start charging £/$10/mnth for access to latest updates about facebook and its policies.please let everyone knw and create a group on fb to stop this from happening.this is not a rumour and taken from a valid source.
Comment by we will not pay — April 25, 2010 @ 2:50 pm
That's ridiculous. I will never pay for facebook. Let's start a group and maybe they won't listen to one of us. But they have to listen to 500,000 of us. I'm starting a group now. If you see this and don't want to pay for facebook please join.
Comment by Kyle — April 25, 2010 @ 8:50 pm
Crikey….get over it you losers. How many times do they have to tell you idiots that they are not going to charge?
Anyhow the best thing that could happen to you all is if facebook started charging £100 a day so you all close your accounts, stop pretending you have 1000 + friends and get a life….same goes for you self absorbed sycophants on twitter….nobody is the least bit interested in whats on your tiny ant like minds so shut the fuck up and go read a book by someone who actually has something to say.
Comment by Bob — April 26, 2010 @ 8:30 am
This artical is false-exspetialy the part about it slowing, i can try to IM my friends and they say there IM'ing me but i dont get any IMs. and i do think there going to charge cuz again its half the people in americas place they talk to family and people prob would pay- and i think is appsilutly rediculas
Comment by Cassii — April 26, 2010 @ 11:48 am
The price just keeps getting higher!!!
This is a new group to join:
I'm quitting facebook when the start charging $50/per month on July 8, 2010
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11122157556...
Comment by Carla — April 26, 2010 @ 3:38 pm
ohh BTW im not falling sucker to these websites.. But if Facebook ever really does start charging a fee for the website access. I wont pay it..
Comment by Carla — April 26, 2010 @ 3:39 pm
As soon as a charge is applied im out.
Comment by garth — April 27, 2010 @ 4:53 pm
If you start charging for facebook, I will leave in a heartbeat.
Comment by susan — April 27, 2010 @ 6:59 pm
Ad-supported. Facebook will not charge, ever due to all of the ads that they have placed everywhere. These groups are made by stupid people who just want to cause drama. Facebook more then likely makes in the thousands, if not millions of dollars DAILY just from ad-support. Due to how many users are on the facebook site. If they decided they wanted to charge that would make them LOSE money in the long run because they would lose so many users from the charge. People join facebook because it's a FREE social networking site.
Comment by Kyruka — April 28, 2010 @ 12:17 am
They will never start charging b/c they would loose some people…you see facebook doesn't want to loose one person, b/c they are just spooks collecting all of the data they can on us…I don't know, but sounds like some 3 letter government agency…
Comment by Alex — April 28, 2010 @ 4:27 am
ok this is your once in a lifetime chance to save free facebook – all join “Unless we get 10 million members by the and of April, Facebook will start to charge £millions a year per member, honest guvnor – and YES I am stupid”.
ok maybe not
Comment by Combom Pazza — April 28, 2010 @ 9:36 am
I think if they charged $5 amonth it would keep people off that should not be on. They are the nastys.
Comment by marie — April 28, 2010 @ 10:17 am
I highly doubt that Facebook makes as much profit as some seem to think And to those who say that it would be greedy to start charging, how long would you keep going to work if you didn't get paid? I wouldn't pay to use it because I don't use it that much anyway. Enough people would stop using it to make it not worth it for others to use it, until things reach a critical mass, and someone else comes along to replace it. if they were smart, they would offer an option to pay to remove ads.
Comment by sean — April 29, 2010 @ 1:38 am
and id go to MYSPACE, like millions of others would! Thats what FB want to avoid, mind you they stupidly think that the advertising works.
Comment by Combom Pazza — April 29, 2010 @ 4:24 am
if they charge people they are going to lose soo many people i for one kno at at least 80% of the people will quit the rest will be poor losers who have nothing better to do with thier lives but pay bull shit payments like this one
Comment by shyann — April 29, 2010 @ 6:16 pm
Haha its so stupid to think they’d do that. Think about it in a rational, business sort of way.
Charging for Facebook would cause a decrease in new subscriptions significantly, cos who really wants to get a credit card out to do something they don’t even know about?
Secondly, they would loose millions upon millions of users/viewers to MySpace/Xanga/Something new.
Obviously, as you can see, Facebook would LOOSE money. They are raking in the billions through advertising. It’s completely irrational that they would make users pay.
Comment by David — April 30, 2010 @ 12:14 am
With todays economy, who has a good credit card to even sign up for the service
Comment by Eddy — April 30, 2010 @ 1:48 pm
i used to enjoy facebook alot but yet again up to now we get theses 16 day trails and not only that there nothing nuch on what people saying it is just aplications i think it is rubbish and have informed my groups that i am closing down i think twitter and myspace have been the best for me go sod facebook if there going to do that
Comment by dj keith — May 1, 2010 @ 9:43 am
Thankyou for putting us straight, however you can hardly call people for believing it, Only time will tell if its a rumour or not
Comment by marilesley — May 2, 2010 @ 9:32 am
How do I find the policy on FB that states this? I've seen it before, but don't seem to be able to find it right now.
(Sorry if I missed on your site…)
Comment by Viki — May 3, 2010 @ 2:37 pm
i will not pay to use fb i am glad to c its just a rumor! i would go back to using myspace if that is what it came down to !
Comment by Kelle — May 4, 2010 @ 6:48 am
my american friend said she was informed by faceebook that she will have to pay in july, please can you informe every that uk or american will no have to pay. my friend is convinced she will have to pay from july.
Comment by denise lang — May 4, 2010 @ 1:57 pm
if facebook have no intention of charging for its use of service why was it on the news stating that the reason behind the charges was to make the site safer to all users and prevent peados from accessing the site
Comment by mandy — May 5, 2010 @ 12:20 am
You've gotta be kidding me. You retards commenting on this are no better than the retards joining the groups. I'd even bet most of you have already joined one of them.
The internet didn't make you all retarded, but my god it sure reminds me how many of you there really are!
Comment by Cannibal — May 5, 2010 @ 8:11 am
if facebook starts chargeing
im quiting
Comment by cody — May 5, 2010 @ 8:09 pm
@cody
http://www.blog.zeeveloper.com/facebook-will-char...
Comment by Zee Rasheed — May 8, 2010 @ 9:54 pm
so facebook wont charge to use its service. wait and see…..
Comment by mak — May 10, 2010 @ 4:43 am
Small things amuse small minds. The ones who start / spread these hoaxes are clearly bored and without any stimulation in their lives. We must pity them.
Comment by Barry — May 18, 2010 @ 11:36 pm
it is pathetic we want facebook back again it aws awesome wwe should boycott but should not band it forever
Comment by selly — May 24, 2010 @ 8:36 pm
it is pathetic we want facebook back again it aws awesome wwe should boycott but should not band it forever
Comment by katie — May 27, 2010 @ 3:07 am
So, Cannibal, Does that make you a retard for commenting!
Comment by Minnie — May 29, 2010 @ 2:21 pm
I am glad it is just a rumor before I read this I just saw it on a SC paper that it was going to be a charge so I hope its just a bad rumor because it will be a Great way for facebook to go out of business fast!!!!!
Comment by Timothy Allen — May 29, 2010 @ 8:01 pm
If Facebook leaders/owners are stupid enough to start charging, on top of all the quality-of-service mistakes they've been making lately, then I say let them: they'll lose users in a heartbeat, and it'll be a lot more than just the "1,000,000" that the groups want.
In all honesty, you can create your OWN website, with stable hosting and everything, for less than $6/month (less than the groups say they'll be charging). At that point all it takes is a programmer to get together some PHP/etc. to have them link up and share data, and bam; instant "facebook"-like experience, with your own rules (no 240 character limit on wall posts, fully customized privacy, etc.), and, better yet, your own domain name (i.e. JohnSmithNY.com).
Comment by Paul — June 3, 2010 @ 3:06 am
Facebook doesn't need to charge, they get money from all the ads on their site. Those cost money per day and per click.
Comment by Jason Vlietstra — June 4, 2010 @ 7:56 am
Well its not that far fetched I'm a Ning.com owner and the same dude that bought Ning out bought Facebook and in July we are being charged its no longer a Freemium network. So its not out of the realm of possibility that this rumor took credance…
Ads also paid for Ning but that didn't stop him from charging us.
Comment by Liason Finally — June 6, 2010 @ 8:45 am
Its not like we have never been lied to before. Other places have said the same thing to us "We Will Never Charge You To Use….." and they lied to us.
How far should we bend over when you do the same?
You charge me money, Mine My Info, and I'm Gone, Bottom line for all the lies you have told us so far.
Comment by DrBill — June 12, 2010 @ 10:50 am
what!!!! How could they do this… Hmmm… Mark Zukerberg should ban those impostors…
Comment by John Marcel — June 16, 2010 @ 11:38 am
I must be paying now they charged my visa 20.00 bucks for what I don't know. BUT PISSED I'M
Comment by Patti — July 2, 2010 @ 10:25 am
I have had multiple charges added to my credit card I did not approve. I need to have someone contact me about reversing these charges and stopping any future charges.
Comment by Vickie — July 6, 2010 @ 6:19 am
I'm so relieved! This is great.
Comment by Tawn — July 7, 2010 @ 4:22 pm
This is a BIG LIE.I WILL NOT PAY FOR FACEBOOK.I AM NOT CRAZY.FACEBOOK WAS,IS,AND IT WILL BE COMPLETELY FREE.SO STPO SAYING B******T ABOUT CARDS AND STUFF.
Comment by Paris1393 — July 16, 2010 @ 3:43 am
so it will not cost money at all like never
Comment by Aimeemax — July 17, 2010 @ 2:12 am
because im not going to pay money for facebook
i hope it does not its how I talk to my friends that have moved and that
Comment by Aimeemax — July 17, 2010 @ 2:14 am
$25,000.00 is what Facebook is charging our marketing company for facebook campaigns (fbml tabs) is this right or wrong of these guys to do this???
Comment by mike — July 19, 2010 @ 8:11 am
should i pay for facebook???????????? never
Comment by barbie — July 19, 2010 @ 10:08 pm
Although Facebook may not charge to access their site, it does appear they are getting ready to start charging people for playing popular games, such as Farmville, by purchasing credits. If you go to the account area at the top right of your Facebook screen and click on it, there is an area titled, “credit balance”. Why would a FREE site need credit balances?
There is also a group on Facebook that is titled “NO TO FACEBOOK REQUEST FOR CREDIT CARD AND MOBILE PHONE INFORMATION”. Apparently, Facebook members are starting to get pop-up verification notices from Facebook, that request credit card or mobile phone information. Mobile phones can receive charges in lieu of a credit card. People are furious and consider this an invasion of privacy.
Facebook has made this change without any notification in advance, so members of Facebook have no idea what’s going on. But, if Facebook is trying to get this information to charge members, I’m sure people will start closing their accounts and there will be a mass exodus from Facebook. Their greed to start charging people will be their downfall.
Comment by Tammy — August 16, 2010 @ 1:02 am
I got a message saying I will lose all of my Facebook friends.Is it a hoax ?
Comment by Nemo Barker — October 18, 2010 @ 3:55 pm
i was on and went of would you put me back on
Comment by gail babbin white — November 15, 2010 @ 1:46 am
i just heard a new romour tonite on a friend's status :note to everyone my husband told me that fb is deleting ppl on your list if they notice you dont talk to them often thats why thats happened to me 3 times can they really do that? i really hope not or i'm gonna delete my account and go elsewhere
Comment by Denise — December 17, 2010 @ 8:27 pm
Wow…I've been on FB for about six months and never heard anything like you stated among my "friend requests". Maybe it's the friends you are hooked up to. Sounds like a lot of animosity for some reason.
Comment by Lisa — January 9, 2011 @ 6:47 am
Facebook works all day everyday shutting these kinds of things down. None of them are legit
Comment by Lisa — January 9, 2011 @ 6:52 am
THEY WILL NEVER CHARGE!!! Go online and google "Facebook charges". It will tell you everything you need to know.
Comment by Lisa — January 9, 2011 @ 7:22 am
I have been a FB user for years and just recently I received a credit card statement with numerous charges under the name of facebook. How and why?
Comment by H. Pressley — February 4, 2011 @ 10:05 am
glad they won't charge us for facebook. i couldn't afford it and would have to give it up.
Comment by paula phenix — July 4, 2011 @ 12:09 am
How did they recieve your credit card number if you didn't give it to them so obviously you have been chargeing something from facebook to your credit card because nowhere in the registration of your account for facebook does it ask for your credit card number
Comment by Tiffany Ann Roberts — July 4, 2011 @ 11:26 am
I really don't know what is wrong with our court system today.Casey Anthony we know is I really don't know how she got away with this.It's really ashame that the jury made this decision to let a murderer go.I don't see how Casey waited 30 days to let anyone know that her daughter was missing.If this isn't a clue then I don't know what to say didn't this tell the jury something.My my what was the jury thinking.It makes you think what happened in the jury room.Why did the number 3 juror change her mind?Was there pressure put on her to change her mind?Don't you think something is fishy here?They say it was lack of evidrnce thats so full of baloney.She wants to have another child I don't think so.She also shouldn't be able to adopt either.She's crazy to even think about this.
Comment by Alfred Oliveira — July 7, 2011 @ 8:58 pm
they will still charge or delete your account
Comment by john — July 7, 2011 @ 9:17 pm
that's true, most of the time i was there were all a waste of MY time.
Comment by john — July 7, 2011 @ 9:19 pm
if they charge, i'll go talk to my friends face to face instead. i've been missing that lately.
Comment by john — July 7, 2011 @ 9:22 pm
Ok so my revised version of the original post, what do you think?………Its official.. It was even seen on tv. Facebook will not start charging this summer. If you copy and paste this to your wall, your icon will not turn blue and Facebook will still be free for you. Please pass on this message, if not your account will not be deleted. p.s, this is serious the icon does not turn blue, So please put this as your status
Comment by Laya Weaver — July 8, 2011 @ 7:17 pm
IS IT TRUE NOW??!!??!?!?!?!?!?
Comment by Kirstin — September 25, 2011 @ 12:50 am
It's not being gullible. It sad that it could be true. With all the prices going up around us, its a logical consumption that we would have to start paying for this too.
Comment by A.B. — September 25, 2011 @ 10:27 am
Any charges initiated by facebook wiil be the demise of facbook!
Comment by the silverfox — September 25, 2011 @ 1:09 pm
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Comment by User123 — September 25, 2011 @ 2:56 pm
I heard that Facebook plans to buy FrigginDeals.com For an unknown about? has anyone else heard this?
Comment by frigginsearch — September 25, 2011 @ 11:38 pm
I have not heard about it. But I'm very interested to find out if that is what they are going to do. I also heard on the new that Facebook will be charging for us to communicate with our friends and family. I see that 88 weeks ago this question was asked, but now its on the news. What, When, and How can we find out if this is true?
Comment by Vanessa Brown — September 27, 2011 @ 7:31 am
Will Facebook sell my "interests, hobbies",etc. to advertisers to marry thier products with my "likes"? And if I wanted EVERYONE to know my life time time line, let me tell my way. i do not need nor want facebook to make that decision for me.
Comment by Stace — September 27, 2011 @ 8:40 pm
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