No, Facebook isn’t going to charge to keep people's posts private

To make it official, we're publishing it in the media: there's no need to post an informational message on the social network to warn friends

Facebook is not planning to make its users pay 5.99 [or $5.99 for US users] to keep their status updates private. Is this news? It may be to the people who've been sharing a hoax claiming the opposite.

"Now it's official! It has been published in the media. Facebook has just released the entry price: 5.99 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," claims the widely-circulated chain message.