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Originally Posted by DWB
I wasn't using mobile access. Only use it online. I only had to enter my phone number for their standard security check. I've been through it a few times on other accounts, no problem. Only tonight came across this one.
Go look through their support issues, seems to be a common problem that is not getting resolved. Some people are wanting to cancel the billing but don't know how. Appears to be all Asians.
It isn't in English news for non Thai speakers to read so it can't be true. Good logic. 
You see the image above. That came directly from Facebook.
And no, I doubt there is much adverting opportunity on Facebook for Thais. They don't consume online like westerners do. Very few have credit cards. It's mostly an SMS, ATM payment, and cash society. |
If this is true I would think that there would be a lot of Westerners discussing the potential future ramifications of this on Facebook itself, Reddit, 4Chan and the other usual spots where online discussions, debates and memes get started. Maybe Thailand is the first place they are trying this and it is so new that most Westerners don't know about it yet?
I also would think that there are plenty of advertising opportunities to advertise various products and services that accept payment in SMS, debits & cash in Thailand to Thai people. You know the usual broad mainstream advertisers like cell phone services and many others. Just like in Noth America, there has to be more money in selling ads given what must be milions and millions of page impressions each day even in a country like Thailand than there is in charging mostly poor people to use Facebook in that country.