Civil Litigation
Oct. 9, 2019
Facebook settles advertisers class action for $40 million
Facebook, Inc. has settled a class action by advertisers alleging the social media giant inflated the time users spent watching videos, sometimes by as much as nine times, for $40 million.
Facebook, Inc. has settled a class action by advertisers alleging the social media giant inflated the time users spent watching videos, sometimes by as much as nine times, for $40 million.
Despite admitting it mistakenly misrepresented viewership data, attorneys representing the advertisers likely faced an uphill battle in proving damages, according to a legal expert.
"It's a no harm, no foul k...
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