LinkedIn has acknowledged two measurement errors that led to “over-reporting” of video views and ad impressions on sponsored content campaigns. The issues were recorded for more than two years and affected more than 400 thousand advertisers, the company said. LinkedIn is issuing ad credits to advertisers who were overcharged.
“We are committed to the transparency and integrity of our ads products. This commitment guides us as we improve our offerings and systems to help ensure we maintain a trusted platform. This also means that when something goes wrong, we address it. In August, our engineering team discovered and then subsequently fixed two measurement issues in our ads products that may have overreported some Sponsored Content campaign metrics for impression and video views. Together these issues potentially impacted more than 418,000 customers over a two plus year period. More than 90% of customers saw an impact of less than US $25, and we are currently working with all customers who were impacted to provide full credit to their accounts. ” – Linkedin
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