Do you recall Facebook asking for donations ever? Even back in 2007? Of course not. Because that is not how the model works.
Facebook generated ad revenue in one form or another more or less from its inception.
2004: Facebook first starts generating ad revenue with its "Flyers" project...
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Roughly two months after Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin launched Facebook in February 2004, the two took some minor steps to monetize the platform — just enough for a small financial cushion to help while the company got off the ground.
As Zuckerberg said in an interview with the Harvard Crimson shortly after the platform went live, "It might be nice to get some ads going to offset the cost of the servers."
That April, Facebook started selling bits and pieces of ad space to companies promoting moving services, T-Shirts, job listings, and other offerings for students.
2004: Facebook launches its first ad revenue project, called Flyers, which were ads placed on Facebook's homepage. This offered local businesses the opportunity to send ads to a particular college campus. This evolves into an auction model called Flyers Pro.
2005: Facebook starts to offer sponsorship deals to big brands for its Groups section. Apple gets involved, sponsoring a group on Facebook, and agrees to pay Facebook $1 per member per month. The group's membership explodes in popularity, earning Facebook over $100,000 in its first few months.
2006: Microsoft signs a three-year agreement with Facebook to be the exclusive provider and seller of sponsored links and banner ads. In August, Facebook launches its video advertising platform.
Are you just going to keep pretending this information doesn't exist?
What is it like to go through life hiding from factual reality 24/7? It must be fucking exhausting.
Facebook generated ad revenue in one form or another more or less from its inception.
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/history-facebook-adtips-slideshare
Watch the movie? Are you fucking retarded?
"facts don't care about your feelings"?
You literally citied a Hollywood movie to refute direct quotes and real life reporting.
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Are you just going to keep pretending this information doesn't exist?
What is it like to go through life hiding from factual reality 24/7? It must be fucking exhausting.