A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Meta Platforms must face a class-action lawsuit brought by advertisers. The lawsuit accuses the company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of overcharging advertisers by fraudulently inflating the number of people their ads might reach. This decision comes after Meta lost its appeal, with the case potentially affecting millions of small businesses and local advertisers due to issues such as fake accounts.
Oomh, it's pouring today. Almost precisely two years later, Facebook just lost its appeal of the lawsuit for inflating its metrics to advertisers. There are potentially millions of small businesses and local advertisers impacted here due to fake accounts, SUMA, et al. 1/3 https://t.co/mzPsfZ3acW
Meta Platforms must face advertisers' class action, US appeals court says https://t.co/1g9MUxzrvS https://t.co/2H5eHb8zEu
A divided US appeals court said Meta Platforms must face a class action by advertisers that accused the Facebook and Instagram owner of overcharging them by fraudulently inflating the number of people their ads might reach https://t.co/Bru3oBheXr https://t.co/Jzs0wlcgIr
⚠️ META PLATFORMS MUST FACE ADVERTISERS' CLASS ACTION, US APPEALS COURT SAYS Full Story → https://t.co/wD4zsUSKnu A divided U.S. appeals court said Meta Platforms must face a class action by advertisers that accused the Facebook and Instagram owner of overcharging them by… https://t.co/ggil0XZcUM
.@Meta must face class-action over inflated ad metrics, 9th Circuit says. prior: https://t.co/FtFoognmcE https://t.co/SgwI5syszv https://t.co/zMCdf96X1w