Is Facebook going to start charging?
| Posted: September 29, 2015
Is there any truth to the rumour that Facebook is about to charge?
A rumour has been circulating on Facebook that the social media giant is going to start charging users £5.99 to keep their profiles private. But is there any truth to it?
A chain message which you may see in your own feed reads:
Facebook has just released the entry price: £5.99 to the keep the subscription of your status to be set to private.
The post then states that the only way to avoid the charge is to re-post the chain message, which contains a number of faux-legal terms and references to Facebook privacy policy.
“Pursuant to articles L.111, 112 and 113 of the code of intellectual property, I declare that my rights are attached to all my personal data drawings, paintings, photos, video, texts etc published on my page.”
However, there is apparently no substance to the rumours which have been labelled as part of an elaborate hoax sweeping the social media website.
A spokesman has reiterated that Facebook is – and always will be – free to use.
