What Others Are Saying About Facebook’s News Feed Ad Testing

[![][1]][2]Facebook's announcement that the site is [testing ads that will go beyond pages' fan bases][3] set off a flurry of reaction across the Internet. Many [criticized the social network][4], as previously, only content from pages specifically liked by the user or their friends ended up in their news feeds. Some feel that the ads are OK, since [Facebook is a free service][5]. A Facebook spokesperson told AllFacebook that this is a test, and users are able to hide these posts, similar to the process of hiding any other news feed content.

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[1]: http://allfacebook.com/files/2012/08/shutterstock_62806474.jpg (shutterstock_62806474)
[2]: http://allfacebook.com/files/2012/08/shutterstock_62806474.jpg
[3]: http://allfacebook.com/facebook-tests-news-feed-ads_b97239
[4]: https://www.facebook.com/allfacebook/posts/160568930746279
[5]: http://allfacebook.com/facebook-confirms-on-homepage-will-never-charge-users_b15624
[6]: http://allfacebook.com/facebook-news-feed-ad-reaction_b97511#more-97511
[7]: http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/?c=rss
[8]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/509z7hbkWjAkaTC7pQ1ZTo7edps/0/di
[9]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/509z7hbkWjAkaTC7pQ1ZTo7edps/0/da
[10]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/509z7hbkWjAkaTC7pQ1ZTo7edps/1/di
[11]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/509z7hbkWjAkaTC7pQ1ZTo7edps/1/da
[12]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?d=pnQdOprp5To
[13]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=LBAK6TeLhpc:ue6pY-f0LMk:pnQdOprp5To
[14]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?d=qj6IDK7rITs
[15]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=LBAK6TeLhpc:ue6pY-f0LMk:qj6IDK7rITs
[16]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?i=LBAK6TeLhpc:ue6pY-f0LMk:gIN9vFwOqvQ
[17]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=LBAK6TeLhpc:ue6pY-f0LMk:gIN9vFwOqvQ
[18]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/allfacebook/~4/LBAK6TeLhpc

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