Keep in mind that if you develop an app that violate the Facebook Terms of Service or create a group that spread false rumors, that app/group will be blocked by Facebook.

Most recently, Facebook has blocked few groups / apps, even though the group / app is not a standard money mule scam.

1) The original group of I WONT LET FACEBOOK CHARGE ME £4.99 A MONTH FROM JULY 1ST 2010

Visiting the URL of the aforesaid Facebook group, i.e. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=387113115536&ref=nf, it will be redirected back to Facebook home page. Without any doubt, it was blocked.

However, in reality, there is no such plan to be initiated by Facebook pertaining to the monthly charge. But you wonder there are still some users who believed Facebook is going to do it. Check this new group I WONT LET FACEBOOK CHARGE ME £14.99 A MONTH FROM JULY 1ST 2010, there are more than 8,000 users that joined the group. Additionally, searching for “Facebook charges July 2010″ on search engines lead to some fake blog entries as well.

2) Defriended, an Apple’s app that tells you who have defriended you has also been blocked by Facebook, according to a tweet posted recently. Well, this app helps users to track the defrienders by scanning the Facebook friends list each time he/she opens up the Facebook account seemed to be violated the Facebook terms as well.

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