Lawyer who shares name with Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg sues Meta over impersonation claims

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An Indiana bankruptcy lawyer who shares the same name as Facebook’s billionaire founder, has dragged Meta to court, accusing the company of repeatedly blocking his adverts and disrupting his business.

Mark Steven Zuckerberg — not to be confused with Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO — said he paid more than $11,000 between 2022 and 2025 to advertise his law practice on Facebook.

However, he said his adverts were often taken down for allegedly “impersonating a celebrity” or using an “inauthentic name”.

Zuckerberg, who has spent years fending off mistaken identity issues, said the latest ordeal has cost him thousands of dollars. Thecable