Facebook asks for $1 to contact strangers

We can expect a spate of “I knew they’d do that someday” claims now that Facebook, just like you said it would, has decided to offer paid service.

While you can still ‘sucker punch’ your friends for free, Facebook will ding you for a buck to send a message to people not in your network.

For now it’s going to be run as a test pilot aimed to explore new revenue streams, says an FT report.

Facebook justifies the $1 fee, which incidentally is twice the cost of a snail mail in the U.S., as an attempt to filter out spam.

Although Facebook friends can continue to swap messages at no cost, the move has nevertheless triggered widespread consternation among users many of whom have turned to Twitter to express their discontent.

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