As the advertising industry looks to get a better handle on fraud, it’s getting more specific about the types of sites that cause huge spikes in bogus traffic while also demanding more from ad-tech vendors.
Today, WPP’s GroupM, which has been vocal about ongoing fraud and viewability issues, is implementing new guidelines requiring all of its media partners to receive anti-piracy certification from the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG).
According to a report from the Digital Citizens Alliance, $200 million in advertising is spent each year on websites that rely on pirated content—like copied news articles or e-commerce sites that sell counterfeit goods—to trick ad networks into thinking they are legitimate properties on which to run ads.
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