WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Mark Zuckerberg Is Sued by a Different Mark Zuckerberg

It turns out that having the same name as one of the most powerful men in the world is not as fun as it may seem.

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, founder of Meta, is being sued by Mark Steven Zuckerberg, a bankruptcy attorney based in Indianapolis. The lawyer, tired of his Facebook pages being suspended for impersonating a celebrity and using a false name, is taking Meta to court for breach of contract and negligence. “I’d rather not pick a fight with them, but I don’t know how else to make them stop!” the exasperated lawyer told Indianapolis local news agency 13News, claiming his business Facebook page has been shut down five times in the past eight years, costing him thousands of dollars he spent on advertising. On his website, IAmMarkZuckerberg.com, the lawyer posted a laundry list of headaches resulting from having the same name as the tech billionaire, ranging from regular calls from people seeking tech support to constant death threats. The Hoosier is requesting that Meta restore his accounts, promise not to suspend them in the future, and compensate him for attorney fees and lost advertising revenue. But the bankruptcy lawyer still has some goodwill for his name twin. On his website, he promises to represent the Meta mogul if he finds himself broke in Indiana. “We have reinstated Mark Zuckerberg’s account after finding it had been disabled in error. We appreciate Mr. Zuckerberg’s continued patience on this issue and are working to try and prevent this from happening in the future,” a spokesperson for Meta wrote in a statement to the Daily Beast.