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Zuckerberg, Facebook, sued over Intifada page

April 4, 2011 12:06
Mark Zuckerberg

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

He has been sued by his former business partner and by a pair of Olympic rowers

Now Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has another lawsuit on his hands – this time from a Jewish activist who has previously attempted to take on Osama bin Laden and Hillary Clinton.

Lawyer and campaigner Larry Klayman started legal proceedings against Mr Zuckerberg asking for £620,000 in damages after it took Facebook several days to remove a page calling for a "Third Palestinian Intifada".

Mr Klayman, the founder of a Conservative group called Judicial Watch accused Facebook of being reluctant to act, despite calls from users and Jewish organisations, because the company was earning advertising revenue from a popular page.

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