Facebook Co-Founder Sued by ConnectU.com
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Facebook Co-Founder Sued by ConnectU.com
Description
Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook in 2004 was sued shortly after its creation. This source goes over the details of who and why. Divya Narendra, Cameron, and Ivier Winklevoss sued Zuckerberg because they believed he stole their idea and made it into Facebook. Narendra and the Winkelvosses had created their own social network just years before but wanted to do more with it so they asked Zuckerberg to join and how it must be confidential. Later in February, The Facebook came out and would be a hit so they sued him for stealing their idea. I believe they settled for $100 million. However, this would not be the only lawsuit he faced, he was also sued by his co-founder Eduardo Saverin.
Creator
Anonymous
Source
News and Newspapers from ProQuests
Publisher
India-West
Date
03 Aug 2007
Citation
Anonymous, “Facebook Co-Founder Sued by ConnectU.com,” Archives of the Present, accessed September 20, 2024, https://strundle.createunl.com/omeka/items/show/606.