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[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 19 points 3 weeks ago

Going months at a time without his Facebook account for his legal practice has allegedly cost him thousands of dollars in advertising and communication with clients

Take a hint, get a professional website and don’t rely on Facebook to host your business.

[-] dan@upvote.au 20 points 3 weeks ago

You have to meet clients where they are. These days, clients are far less likely to find you if you only have a site with no social media presence.

[-] sibachian@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago

which is the dumbest shit in the world. why the fuck are people on facebook?

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 4 points 3 weeks ago

Have you tried explaining something to someone lately? A lot of people don't care and don't understand. About anything

[-] radix@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

'People who spend too much time on Facebook' overlaps with 'People who need cheap lawyers.'

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Well marketplace basically killed Craig's list, so that's one reason.

[-] moody@lemmings.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

People are on Facebook because that's where everyone already is. They won't leave because then they lose contact with all those people.

[-] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm on Facebook because many people I communicate or work with and pages and groups relevant to my interests are active there.

[-] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

I guess... But if your web presence is only on Facebook and that's the first result I see then .. hard pass

[-] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 weeks ago

That's my daily battle. I'm looking for something in my country, and there are these "businesses" that only show on Facebook or Instagram, both of which are entirely blocked at the network and device level in my house. So I'll never do business with them. If you don't have an actual web site with relevant information, I just keep looking.

[-] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The silver lining of having friends that won't leave those platforms for nothing in the world is being able to interact with those businesses through them.

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Demanding a small business has their own website before you do business with them is peak Lemmy.

This site is way out of touch with what the typical person has the knowledge or time to do.

[-] RonniePickering@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago
[-] 3abas@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

But he has a website... He's just saying Facebook denied him additional exposure unfairly.

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

I guess understandable for initial discovery, but it's on the lawyer if they didn't hand out a contact card with email phone and whatnot to all clients

[-] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Devils advocate, perhaps he did and clients still reached out on FB. When he got banned they assumed he ghosted and went with another lawyer.

[-] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

I would believe that theory. People are dumb enough to make that entirely feasible.

[-] sfjvvssss@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

But if your name is Marc Zuckerberg, why not act like you want to and sue.

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 14 points 3 weeks ago

An Indianapolis based bankruptcy attorney, named Mark Steven Zuckerberg, is suing Meta over repeated confusion with CEO Mark Elliot Zuckerberg.

That’s far less crazy than the clickbait headline had me believe.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

What did you think the headline meant?

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

I thought it meant it was the same guy. Like I didn't know if the FB Mark ever finished college or got a law degree or if he's representing himself. You know how some people will sue themselves or the company they started so they are the plaintiff and the defense.

[-] mitram@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

The irony of this comment goes through the roof

[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

The weirdest thing is that it wouldn't be the first time a party has sued itself.

[-] db2@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

I was actually hoping it was this. My top level response would have been the same though.

[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Zuckerberg charges Zuckerberg with crime. Jury shrugs, offers death penalty.

[-] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's taking "legal suicide" to a whole new level. I'm impressed.

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 3 weeks ago

Some rich people shit to avoid paying taxes or something like that.

[-] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's the first thing that came to mind.

Some sort of scheme.

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ah and how exactly is that less crazy?

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 3 weeks ago

Because I thought the two were one and the same.

[-] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I assumed it was some corporate shenanigans where Zuckerberg sues himself and somehow ends up with more money because of it.

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

To me, that is about as crazy as suing someone for his name.

[-] balder1991@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you for saving me a click.

[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Suing for what? Defamation because they think the lawyer is as sleazy as the ceo?

[-] Dequei@piefed.social 11 points 3 weeks ago

The attorney is asking for restitution —and a week on Zuckerberg’s yacht.

What

[-] Dvixen@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I was in danger of having sympathy for a lawyer, then this brought me back.

Way to take a serious matter and make it comical.

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago

no way why should i change hes the one who sucks

[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Everything was fine until that no talent ass clown started making social media sites.

[-] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

See? I knew the different instances of this bot would start fighting each other one day.

[-] klu9@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

He should just host his own instance and... oh, wait...

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm pretty confident this is literally just advertising. Stop promoting this please. The guy is just doing something stupid because people will share it on social media.

[-] MdRuckus@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Nope. This is a real attorney. I walk by his office downtown.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not saying he's not real. I'm saying this is an ad. It's a meme lawsuit to get attention. It isn't a serious one.

[-] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

Reminds me of how after WW2 people stopped calling their kids Adolf or even changed their name Adolf into something else. I mean, I'm not saying Zuckerberg is literally Hitler or something, but it sure is funnily similar.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 0 points 3 weeks ago

Why are they even assuming someone would want to impersonate meta Zuckerberg?

[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 1 points 3 weeks ago

Serious answer: A surprising number of people, especially those who still have Facebook accounts in 2025, are susceptible to scams where someone pretends to be a rich and/or famous person asking for favours or money.

They get a message from a fake Zuck, and because they are dangerously credulous, they believe it is the real Zuck.

Zuck says they've been selected, or won a prize, or should send a photo or some such, and then suddenly Zuck's blackmailing for a compromising photo or otherwise requesting Amazon gift cards or Bitcoin to "unlock" the prize or whatever.

"Zuck's a rich man who owns the platform. He knows what he's doing. I'd better look into how to do this Bitcoin thing."

Facebook knows all this and so any Zucks that are not the Zuck get flagged as scammers and have their accounts shut down.

this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2025
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