It’s not just you. Facebook is experiencing a surge in friend requests from people you don’t know. In the past month, Facebook has received more friend requests than it has ever received before. Facebook doesn’t have an official explanation for why this is happening, but some experts say it could be due to the way that Facebook is promoting its new feature, “Messenger Day.” Messenger Day is a day where people can send each other messages for free. Some people may be inviting their friends on Facebook to participate in the promotion, which could lead to more friend requests being sent to people who aren’t actually friends with the person requesting them. ..
