Facebook Hoax

Hoax Facebook claims that they will use your photos for marketing purposes or charge you for keeping your profile private unless you post a status.

20:57 30 September 2015

Two privacy hoaxes that have been circulating for years on Facebook have resurfaced this week. While the one claims that the social network will use your photos for marketing purposes, the other one claims that unless you share a message on your wall, you will be charged for keeping your profile private.

 

One message reads: “Now it's official! It has been published in the media. Facebook has just released the entry price: £5.99 ($9.10) to keep the subscription of your status to be set to “private.” If you paste this message on your page, it will be offered free (I said paste not share) if not tomorrow, all your posts can become public. Even the messages that have been deleted or the photos not allowed. After all, it does not cost anything for a simple copy and paste.”

 

While the other one reads: As of September 28th , 2015 at 10:50p.m. Eastern standard time, I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, or posts, both past and future. By this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute). NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tactically allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates."

 

Facebook has previously addressed the hoaxes two years ago when they first became viral on its fact-check blog, saying: “Anyone who uses Facebook owns and controls the content and information they post, as stated in our terms. They control how that content and information is shared. That is our policy, and it always has been.”