Facebook Lets Some Group Admins Charge Members for Access

June 21, 2018

You already give Facebook your data, so why not throw a little cold, hard cash into the mix as well.   

Just bear with me here. So, you're following your favorite creator on the social network created in a dorm room, but because of that pesky algorithm her posts never show up in your Newsfeed. That's OK, you can still join her group! And now, thanks to a subscription-group test announced today by the advertising juggernaut, you may just have the pleasure of paying for that special access. 

 

According to a Wednesday press release, Facebook is trying out giving group admins the ability to charge their members subscription fees for special sub-groups. TechCrunch reports that the fees will range from $4.99 to $29.99 a month.  

Yes, that's right, you may end up needing to pay almost $360 for an annual Facebook group subscription.   

Read more at Mashable!

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