Indianapolis, IN — An Indiana bankruptcy lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg has taken Meta to court, claiming the company has wrongly punished him for impersonating its own chief executive — who happens to share his exact name.
For nearly a decade, Zuckerberg the attorney says he has struggled to keep his Facebook business page active. Meta’s automated systems have shut it down five times since 2017, each time accusing him of pretending to be Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s billionaire founder.
The lawyer insists he is simply running a commercial page to promote his legal practice and connect with potential clients. “It’s not funny,” he told local station 13WTHR. “Not when they take my money. This really pissed me off.”
Court records show Zuckerberg has spent more than $11,000 on Facebook advertising, only to have his account repeatedly disabled while still being charged for campaigns. In one 2020 email to Meta support staff, he noted he had been dealing with the same issue for years. “Also, if you happen to run into the younger, richer Mark Zuckerberg, tell him I said hi and he causes me great aggravation each day,” he wrote.
Zuckerberg, the lawyer, stresses that he was practicing law long before his tech-world counterpart became a household name. His suit accuses Meta of unfair treatment and seeks relief for years of disruptions to his business.
Key Points
- Indiana attorney Mark Zuckerberg says Meta wrongly banned his page five times for “impersonation.”
- He has spent over $11,000 on advertising but was charged even during account suspensions.
- In his lawsuit, he points out he’s been practicing law since before Meta’s CEO was out of preschool.
Two men named Mark Zuckerberg — one runs a law office, the other a tech empire — are now clashing in court.