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JustTooMuchTime
12-21-2012, 05:29 PM
"The biggest change to messages: anyone can send you a message now, not just your friends. That opens the door to unwanted pestering from advertisers, companies, spammers, and the dreaded “random person you don’t know sending you awkward/creepy stuff” situation."


"Facebook is testing a system where a non-friend can pay $1 to make sure their message shows up in your main inbox, making it impossible to ignore."

From:
https://www.abine.com/blog/2012/brace-yourself-facebook-spam-is-coming/

JustTooMuchTime
12-21-2012, 05:41 PM
Great point from PC World:

"The immediate concern with $1 messages is that it could open the door to spam or other unwanted messages—for instance, harassment from an ex-boyfriend or bullying students—even if that's not Facebook's intent. And now that there's no way to prevent non-friends from sending messages, there's no way for users to opt out of getting paid messages."

Facebook's $1 message test opens inboxes to strangers | PCWorld (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2022925/facebooks-1-message-test-opens-inboxes-to-strangers.html)

Soapboxmom
12-21-2012, 05:49 PM
Dealing with the Facebook setting is a pain in the arse! Can I pay a dollar and get a simple setting feature that allows only friends to see my stuff???