# Facebook

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/603191
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 17, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/603191 "2011-11-17T00:51:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1

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### Author: ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/603191/1 "2011-11-17T00:51:54Z")

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Does Facebook charge a fee for membership?

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### Author: ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/603191/2 "2011-11-17T00:59:38Z")

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No.

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### Author: ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/603191/3 "2011-11-17T01:03:15Z")

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Thank you.

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### Author: ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/603191/4 "2011-11-17T01:30:29Z")

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I assume you’re referring to this:

> **[Is Facebook Implementing User Fees?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-implementing-user-fees/)**
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> An ages-old hoax claims Facebook is planning to institute a monthly charge for users.

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### Author: ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/603191/5 "2011-11-17T01:34:59Z")

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Next time you go to Facebook, look a couple inches below the login bar.

[QUOTE=Facebook Login Screen]  
It’s free and always will be.  
[/QUOTE]

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### Author: ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/603191/6 "2011-11-17T01:53:48Z")

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I read somewhere, if you’re not the customer, you’re the product being sold.

Elsewhere, Facebook makes more money from advertising than it could from charging users (and turning away potential users).

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### Author: ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook/603191/7 "2011-11-17T03:08:32Z")

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> [@AaronX](#):
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> I read somewhere, if you’re not the customer, you’re the product being sold.

Assuming something is a product to begin with.