Facebook could charge users £10 to contact celebrities

Sooraj Shah
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Is social networking giant planning to introduce charging for other features?

Facebook could charge UK users over £10 to message people who are not within their social sphere, including celebrities. The site is likely to charge between 70p and £10 per message to those who...

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