Atny Mark Zuckerberg Sues Meta for Shutdowns for Same Name as Meta Founder
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A lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg is suing Meta, claiming the company's shutdowns of his accounts are due to impersonation concerns, sparking discussion on moderation and online identity.
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From the attorney with the same name:
> "Normally you would say, well, it’s just Facebook and it’s not a big deal, but this time it’s affecting my bottom line because I was paying for advertising for my business to try and get clients.
> So they took my money, but then after they took my money, they shut me down for what they say is impersonating a celebrity, not using a true name and violating their community standards. And it’s the same message I get every time they shut me down.
> I think it’s offensive that a company that is supposed to be so tech savvy in the world can’t figure out how to flag my accounts and keep this from happening. It’s like they’re almost doing it on purpose, but I’m sure they’re not but it feels like it."
It's not very common at all. The 2010 US Census reported 218 people with the surname of Zuckerberg. I assume no more than a handful of them also have the first name Mark.
Is there a front-end that exists for searching this data? Just curious so I don't have to download the data and figure something out myself.
https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010...
We have lots of cool tech, but man moderation of all kinds feels so far behind the ball.