What's in a name? US lawyer Mark Zuckerberg sues Facebook over account shutdowns for 'impersonation'

Published on 05/09/2025 - 13:09 GMT+2

A lawyer successful nan United States who has nan aforesaid sanction arsenic Facebook laminitis Mark Zuckerberg has revenge a suit against nan societal media elephantine for allegedly suspending his relationship location aggregate times connected nan grounds he is "impersonating a celebrity".

Indiana bankruptcy lawyer Mark S Zuckerberg says his charismatic beingness connected Facebook has been abnormal 5 times successful 8 years, costing him thousands of dollars successful mislaid business.

"It's not funny," he said successful an question and reply pinch section news transmission WTHR-TV. "Not erstwhile they return my money."

Zuckerberg's suit says he has been a practising lawyer for 38 years, meaning he started retired erstwhile Facebook founder, Mark E Zuckerberg, was astir 3 years old.

Meta, nan multinational tech institution which operates Facebook, said it has reinstated nan lawyer's relationship and is taking steps to forestall nan mistaken suspensions from happening again.

Mark S Zuckerberg's suit argues that Meta operated successful breach of statement because he paid nan institution $11,000 (€9,407) for institution advertizing which was subsequently improperly removed.

"It's for illustration buying a advertisement connected nan broadside of nan highway, paying nan group for nan advertisement and past they travel and put a elephantine broad complete it and you don't get nan use of what you paid for," nan lawyer told WTHR-TV.

Mistaken identity

Zuckerberg shared emails pinch section media he had received from Facebook accusing him of not utilizing an "authentic name".

He said that he had past submitted his ID paper and respective selfies successful a bid to beryllium his identity.

Zuckerberg moreover started his ain website to support a grounds of times he was confused pinch nan Facebook founder, including 1 lawsuit wherever he was sued by nan authorities of Washington for abuse.

"I'm Mark Steven. And he's Mark Elliot," he said.

His relationship was taken down successful May and restored aft he revenge his suit successful nan Marion Superior Court.

Facebook said successful a connection that it had "reinstated Mark Zuckerberg's account, aft uncovering it had been abnormal successful error".

"We admit Mr Zuckerberg's continued patience connected this rumor and are moving to effort and forestall this from happening successful nan future."