Tag: Ads.txt

February 5, 2021 by Paulina Zawiślak, Michael Sweeney

Ad fraud has been a recurring topic and threat to programmatic advertising and is showing little sign of slowing down. Industry research by cybersecurity company CHEQ revealed that fraudulent activities committed against digital advertising cost the industry $35 billion globally in 2020. Other estimates put that number to be between $6.5 billion and $19 billion. Either way […]

February 5, 2021 by Michal Wlosik

The world of programmatic ad buying is increasingly threatened by ad fraud. This includes fraudulent representation of ad impressions and clicks, or manipulation of bid requests for monetary gain. Ads.txt came as a way to partly curtail the phenomenon, and the recent addition of ads.cert makes a robust countermeasure to fraud. While the general consensus […]

February 5, 2021 by Maciej Zawadziński

Despite all the advancements in the online advertising industry over the past few years—header bidding and the increase in programmatic ad spend, for example—there are still a number of fundamental issues plaguing the industry. Two of the main problems are the constant battle to reduce ad fraud and a growing need for transparency. While both […]

July 29, 2021 by Maciej Zawadziński

Ad fraud has been a constant theme of online advertising and has often showed little sign of slowing down. Industry research reveals that it costs the digital ecosystem about $6 billion per year, with many online advertising companies completely unaware that it’s even happening. For years, companies have looked at a range of possible solutions […]