Mark Zuckerberg Sues Mark Zuckerberg (techcrunch.com) 56
An Indiana bankruptcy lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg is suing Meta after his Facebook page was repeatedly shut down for "impersonating" CEO Mark Zuckerberg, despite being his real legal name. TechCrunch reports: Mark Zuckerberg the lawyer uses a commercial Facebook page to advertise his legal practice and communicate with potential clients. But his page has been disabled five times in the last eight years, since Meta's moderation systems flag his account as falsely impersonating Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the platform. Mark Zuckerberg is not impersonating Mark Zuckerberg, because he, too, is Mark Zuckerberg. In his legal complaint, Mark Zuckerberg points out that he has been practicing law since Mark Zuckerberg was just three years old.
"It's not funny," Mark Zuckerberg, the lawyer, said to Indianapolis' 13WTHR. "Not when they take my money. This really pissed me off." Mark Zuckerberg has spent over $11,000 to advertise his page on Mark Zuckerberg's Meta platforms, but when Mark Zuckerberg's account is disabled for allegedly impersonating Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg still has to pay for these advertisements. Zuckerberg created a website, iammarkzuckerberg.com, chronicling how his life has been shaped by being named Mark Zuckerberg.
The lawsuit can be found here.
"It's not funny," Mark Zuckerberg, the lawyer, said to Indianapolis' 13WTHR. "Not when they take my money. This really pissed me off." Mark Zuckerberg has spent over $11,000 to advertise his page on Mark Zuckerberg's Meta platforms, but when Mark Zuckerberg's account is disabled for allegedly impersonating Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg still has to pay for these advertisements. Zuckerberg created a website, iammarkzuckerberg.com, chronicling how his life has been shaped by being named Mark Zuckerberg.
The lawsuit can be found here.
So Facebook actually acts on these every so often? (Score:5, Interesting)
I must have submitted a hundred complaints about obvious fake accounts, where people have literally cloned the names and images of my Facebook friends, and Facebook does nothing. But when a real person happens to have the same name as Facebook's CEO for real, and can provide evidence, they shut that account down repeatedly?
It almost seems like some Facebook coder left out a "not" somewhere, i.e. the complaints that they act on, they shouldn't, and the complaints they don't act on, they should. Just saying.
Re:So Facebook actually acts on these every so oft (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So Facebook actually acts on these every so oft (Score:4, Funny)
He already changed it, like 40 years ago. As he explained to TechCrunch:
"My real name's McGill. The Jew thing I just do for the homeboys".
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BTW, I never really understood that quote. Does "homeboys" mean Jimmy is trying to fit in with the other lawyers/judges with a jewish person (meaning "my homeboys"), or does it refer to his criminal clients? I assume the pipe-smoking is a native american reference?
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There was some bloke in the UK who changed his middle name to "Lloyds Bank Are Bastards". They asked him to close his account.
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I'm surprised the story wasn't something like:
Guy: I'd like to close my account.
Bank: Sorry, there's a $150 fee to give you a cashier's check with the contents of your account, and that's the only way we can close it out without you emptying the balance in cash first, and then there's a $20 inadequate funds fee that we will charge immediately, plus a $100 fee for closing an empty account.
Guy changes his name to "Lloyds Bank are Bastards".
Bank: We've decided to close your account, because your name causes of
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Best of the Funny, but thanks to most of the attempts...
Re:So Facebook actually acts on these every so oft (Score:4, Insightful)
Complaints go in the auto-delete bin by default. Regulations, or unenforced regs, don't compel action, so you get none.
This case will be a directive from on high. It shows the level of arrogance The Suck has. Shows his true colours.
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I must have submitted a hundred complaints about obvious fake accounts,
There's your prob.
Mark of Meta doesn't "submit complaints". One of his aides calls the office directly and orders them to take the page down and make sure it stays down.
It's a completely different channel.
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I must have submitted a hundred complaints about obvious fake accounts, where people have literally cloned the names and images of my Facebook friends, and Facebook does nothing. But when a real person happens to have the same name as Facebook's CEO for real, and can provide evidence, they shut that account down repeatedly?
The two complaints I submitted for fake accounts copying mine were both responded to and the accounts closed down. It took a couple days for them to initially respond, but once they did in both cases the copy account was closed that same day.
That's what used to happen. About three or four years ago, everything changed, and suddenly they stopped acting on reports about normal people, as far as I can tell. For context, I get three or four friend requests from fraudsters per week. Most of the posts in my feed are now spam, rather than posts from my friends, which I can only assume means that most of my friends are no longer active users. It makes me suspect that they reached a point where too much of the activity was bots, and if they shut dow
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Will nobody think of the poor bloody icepick?
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Another Famous Case (Score:4, Funny)
Anyone who has watched Office Space knows the pain and suffering that can be brought by sharing the name with someone famous.
Just ask Michael Bolton.
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My neighbor's name is George Bush.
Re:Another Famous Case (Score:4, Funny)
My neighbor has a putrid, festering bucket of shit called Donald Trump.
I can lie too.
Re:Another Famous Case (Score:5, Funny)
I shall be painting this name on my compost bin (the closest thing I have to a putrid festering pile of shit) forthwith.
No I won't. The compost bin has a useful productive future ahead of it.
Re:Another Famous Case (Score:5, Informative)
Famous persons often end up as biological names, so I don't faint at a potato named after Joe Biden.
Re:Another Famous Case (Score:4, Interesting)
George Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney each have a slime mold eating beetle named after them: Agathidium bushi, Agathidium rumsfeldi and Agathidium cheneyi. Another name giver in this genus is Darth Vader with Agathidium vaderi.
Famous persons often end up as biological names, so I don't faint at a potato named after Joe Biden.
Also potatoes are nice, people like potatoes. Chips are made from them and chips make people happy.
I'd be honoured to have a type of potato named after me.
Re:Another Famous Case (Score:5, Funny)
My neighbor has a potato plant called Joe Biden.
My neighbor has a potatoe plant called Dan Quayle.
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My best friend from high school is a guy named Morgan Freeman, and he is as white as an albino.
Re:Another Famous Case (Score:5, Funny)
"Why should I change my name? He's the one that sucks."
- Mark Zuckerberg of Indiana; probably.
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Re: Another Famous Case (Score:2)
Samir: "There is nothing wrong with that name."
What's in a name? (Score:2)
Quite a lot evidently when one's a billionaire and the other is a lawyer. It should be an interesting fight, you'd think they could easily settle this. Certainly the one can afford to just pay off the other. Shows us exactly how incompetent and petty the ultra rich can really be. Just saying.
Re: What's in a name? (Score:5, Insightful)
The lawyer will get a gift basket with noise canceling headphones. That should take care of the issue.
https://fortune.com/2025/08/26... [fortune.com] /sarcasm
Tbh, a legal fight between a billionaire and a lawyer might be entertaining.
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It's not over yet, that's for sure. Maybe they could arm wrestle for the naming rights?
Re: What's in a name? (Score:3)
Another cage fight challenge for the zuck?
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coming soon to a pay per view channel near you ;~)
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Quite a lot evidently when one's a billionaire and the other is a lawyer.
This is a case where the matter in contention is subject to the "Moron in a hurry" test.
If a moron in a hurry confuses the owner of Meta with a bankruptcy lawyer, then that moron needs to have their internet license revoked.
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in that case the internet would be a a much smaller network
Re:You don't have a right to a Facebook page (Score:5, Informative)
Alas, I have to agree with this. However, per TFS, lawyer Zuckerberg appears to be upset about Meta charging him for advertising a page that he cannot use. Surely he has a legitimate beef regarding that.
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FB Zuck owns it. It's his property, it's his call.
I can see a few issues here still. There must be terms of service that lay out some rules here, and it appears Facebook isn't playing by their own rules. Lawyer Zuckerberg apparently paid money to Facebook and wasn't refunded, that makes this more than an annoyance for a "mixup" on the account. There's certainly more going on. Accusations of fraud against a lawyer, someone that lives and dies based on reputation, could cause problems.
I see a case that can't be dismissed so easily with "it's my house" he
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Well, he owns *some* of it. About 13.5%, it turns out. Even he would have to abide by the Facebook TOS, as they were written. He's not king, even in his own empire.
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He has got 61% of the voting rights. He can make up whatever new TOS he wants. But not retroactively.
Mark Zuckerberg should have sued earlier... (Score:3)
Considering how much longer Mr Zuckerberg has been in the professional world, being associated with an asshole like Mark Zuckerberg of Meta has probably hurt his reputation.
I'm Matt Damon (SNL) (Score:3)
Not being on FarceBook ... (Score:2)
Don't they, like, have a "verified account" scam? I thought there was something about having blue lice, or feet like a blue booby which was important on Social Medja which was important. And by the time the lawsuits actually start to bite, probably FarceBook Inc have to some extent "verified" it?
Zuck should require anyone receiving a promotion at FarceBook to do a search for name-sharers, and flag them as "verified" if they actually know of them through their families - since in many (not all) societies, pa
Unfortunate name (Score:3)
If my name was Mark Zuckerberg, I'd change it to Mark Scheissberg just to avoid the negative connotations.
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PRINCE JOHN: You changed your name to latrine?
LATRINE: Yeah, it used to be Zuckerberg!
Confused (Score:2)
So are you saying Mark Zuckerberg is suing Mark Zuckerberg or that Mark Zuckerberg is suing Mark Zuckerberg?
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Yes.
I think they'll settle on the condition that Mark Zuckerberg have first option of representing Mark Zuckerberg in any future legal engagements.
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Def.: Idiot
Someone who represents themsel–
Oh dang! [Captain Amazing falls over]
Mark can be glad he wasn't born as Goldberg (Score:2)
He would never run out of trials.
brings to mind the story of Uzi Nissan (Score:2)
In the end, the auto maker took his domain name.
Wait not in the end actually I just checked it he got the domain back but only after he died.
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Uzi was determined.
spent over $11,000 to advertise his page (Score:3)
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Meta Meta Lawsuit (Score:2)
Where's the mea- uh, meta?!!