Facebook Hid Inflated Video Ad Metrics Error for Over a Year, Advertisers Allege
Lawsuit says erroneous metrics were overstated by as much as 900%

Plaintiffs claim Facebook engineers were aware of the miscalculation for more than a year but said nothing.
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Facebook intentionally obfuscated the problem of overstated average watch times on paid video ads for more than a year, a group of digital marketers charged in court documents unsealed on Tuesday.