HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence Team uncovered BADBOX 2.0, a massive escalation in cyber fraud infecting over a million devices worldwide—targeting everything from off-brand smart TVs to Android tablets. In this Q&A, HUMAN’s CISO, Gavin Reid, discusses how cybercriminals have leveled up their tactics, why advertisers should be concerned, and what…
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Google Ad Manager crashed last Saturday when most ad ops team members were enjoying the weekend. For two full days, campaigns simply stopped in their tracks, resulting in zero clicks or conversions but plenty of lost revenue for publishers.
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ACIF (Ad Creative ID Framework) is the IAB Tech Lab’s universal identifier for video ads. It aims to solve frequency capping issues, improve performance tracking, and streamline ad operations across platforms. Here’s why it matters.
Read MoreAdMonsters March 6, 2025 AI Search is Eating the Web—Can Publishers Stop It? Google’s AI Overviews and rival AI search tools are keeping users on their platforms, decimating referral traffic for publishers. As lawsuits mount, is there a way forward for the open web? Read more. What Trump's DEI…
Read MoreAdMonsters February 27, 2025 Black Excellence in Digital Media & Advertising: 2025 Leaders to Watch In honor of Black History Month, AdMonsters celebrates Black professionals shaping the future of digital media, advertising, and ad tech. From driving innovation to championing diversity, these leaders are making an impact far beyond…
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Consumers demand more control over their data, and streaming platforms are listening. Whale TV’s Chris Hock and OneTrust’s Ojas Rege discuss how consent management is shaping the future of personalization, privacy, and trust in CTV.
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Jeffrey L. Bowman, CEO of Reframe AI Technologies and Reframe Consulting Services, explains how AI helps media and advertising leaders operationalize large-scale inclusive change and growth.
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In honor of Black History Month, AdMonsters celebrates Black professionals shaping the future of digital media, advertising, and ad tech. From driving innovation to championing diversity, these leaders are making an impact far beyond the industry.
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The FCC’s latest investigations into media companies, led by Trump-appointed chair Brendan Carr, have raised alarms about press freedom. Targeting DEI programs at select organizations while ignoring others, the probes appear less about regulation and more about exerting political pressure. With NPR, PBS, CBS, and others under scrutiny, experts warn…
Read MoreAdMonsters February 20, 2025 How Collaboration is Redefining the Buyer/Seller Relationship in 2025 While RTBDAY '25 may have been a buy-side event, there were many takeaways for the sell-side. And if there was one theme weaving through the day that might have been subtle, it was that no one…
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