Towards the end of last year, my company began to notice an uptick in malicious redirects stemming from video ad units—a first for the digital media ecosystem. Specifically, scammers have begun injecting malicious redirects through VAST tags that redirect users to a fraudulent website, regardless of whether the ad was…
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Julia Li, Director of Sustainability at Mediavine, shares strategies for a sustainable future for the planet and ad tech industry.
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With no one-size-fits-all solution, marketers need a strategic approach. Despite all the doom-and-gloom news out there, cookieless marketing will be better, and there are practical strategies advertisers can implement now to prepare for third-party cookie deprecation.
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At the beginning of the year, we covered Compliant's US Publisher Compliance Index, where they revealed that 90% of US Publishers share consumer data without their consent. To follow up, I chatted with Barnard to delve into the intricacies of compliance within the digital media industry.
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April 1, 2024 CMA and Publishers Still Worried About the Privacy Sandbox Forbes SSP Integration Testing New EU Election Guidelines for Social Media Strict AI Advertising Contract Guidelines Garner Mixed Reactions Despite Assurances, CMA and Publishers Are Uneasy About Privacy Sandbox The unease around Privacy Sandbox continues to grow, despite…
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A group of publishers logged onto their ad account, seemingly attaining millions of ad dollars in minutes. After some ad experts investigated the programmatic ad auction, they found that some advertisers were bidding at rates as high as $1 billion. The error was a brief server anomaly at Pubmatic.
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The IAB Tech Lab issued a report expressing significant concerns about Google's Privacy Sandbox. To some in the industry, such as Uri Lichter, CEO at Intango, the problem is that the notion of third-party cookies is too broad. The industry needs to come together to develop a new class of cookies that help…
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In honor of Black History Month, we spoke with eight Black digital media and advertising professionals to learn from their accomplishments, get a deeper look into the Black experience in the industry, and what advice they would give themselves in retrospect of their impressive careers.
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According to some projections, CTV advertising is on the rise. It is projected to reach nearly $30 billion this year and almost $38 billion by 2026. But are streaming providers complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)? On January 26, California Attorney General Rob Bonta promised an "investigative sweep"…
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The IAB Diligence Platform last week at its Annual Leadership Meeting. To learn more about how the IAB Diligence Platform can benefit AdOps teams and the industry, we sat down with Michael Hahn, EVP and General Counsel, IAB, and Richy Glassberg, co-founder and CEO of SafeGuard Privacy.
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