Improving Brand Safety And Reducing Ad Fraud
Critical to today’s leading brands and publishers:
- Ad fraud costs companies billions of dollars annually. eMarketer estimates in 2019 that $42 billion in ad spend was lost to
ad fraud worldwide, up 20% from 2018. - A lack of transparency around supply sources and fraudulent behavior have caused a loss of ad revenue for publishers and
wasted advertising dollars for brands. - Brand owners and others should play active roles in fighting fraud to help brands maintain control and safeguard their
advertising investments. - Global standards and industry-wide adoption will help protect brands, and ensure that their ads display where intended,
next to the right content in a brand-safe environment.
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Standards, Specifications & Guidelines
- Ad Blocking
- ads.txt, and app-ads.txt for Anti-Fraud
- ads.cert
- Buyers.json and DemandChain Object
- Supply Chain Object
- sellers.json
Working Groups
- Programmatic Supply Chain Working Group
- Programmatic Supply Chain Commit Group
- Taxonomy & Mapping Working Group