A bankruptcy lawyer from Indianapolis named Mark Zuckerberg is suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, after his account was repeatedly deactivated. Despite spending thousands of dollars on advertising for his legal firm, Meta assumed he was impersonating the tech billionaire of the same name.
The lawyer has faced a series of issues due to sharing a name with the Facebook founder. He has been mistakenly sued by the state of Washington, had companies refuse his business, and seen disappointment on the faces of limo drivers sent to pick him up. When he signed up for 23andme, he was inundated with people claiming to be relatives and asking for money.
Meta has since reinstated his account and apologised for the confusion, but the lawsuit is proceeding. The case echoes a 2019 trademark infringement suit by designer Katie Perry against singer Katy Perry, which the singer won on appeal.
