This is absolutely wrong.<p>Facebook was founded in 2004 and didn&#x27;t start showing ads until 2012[1]. Until then they were making losses (default dead).<p>Google is more complicated, but they were so desperate for money at one point they tried to sell to Lycos.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thewire.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2012&#x2F;12&#x2F;2012-year-facebook-finally-tried-make-some-money&#x2F;59417&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thewire.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2012&#x2F;12&#x2F;2012-year-facebook...</a>