<p>The new tweak now requires people who aren't friends with someone on Facebook to pay $1 to make sure the message actually shows up in their main inbox.</p><p>From what I've seen, most users have reacted with disgust at the possibility that complete strangers could pay to spam their inbox.</p><p>I'm also disgusted, but for completely different reasons.</p><p>First off, don't worry about spam. Spammers deal with email blasts in the millions, meaning it would be financially impossible for them to flood your inbox with ads for Viagra.</p><p><a href="http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20121225_52_E3_CUTLIN735989">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.telecompaper.com/news/facebook-tests-new-paid-messaging-feature--915723">Facebook tests new paid messaging feature</a> (Telecompaper (subscription))</p><p><a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/24/facebook-premium-messaging/">Is Paying to Message Strangers a New Texting Business?</a> (New York Times (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.infopackets.com/news/internet/2012/20121225_facebook_testing_new_pay_per_message_system.htm">Facebook Testing New Pay-Per-Message System</a> (Infopackets)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dRk6Gc7lpqyXS8MDsZalbKHzmIoNM&ned=us">19 additional articles.</a></p>