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Richard Kahn: November 6, 2018
As we head to the polls today to vote in the U.S. midterm elections, it’s hard to believe it’s been two years since the 2016 presidential election. During the rollercoaster election, social networks were plagued with fake accounts and fake news, all...
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Richard Kahn: November 2, 2018
Despite suffering from a meteoric stock price plunge that caused Facebook to lose a record-breaking $119 billion, the tech giant continues to dominate the internet by holding onto the top spot among online social media networks.
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Richard Kahn: October 30, 2018
Fraud on dating apps is nothing new. Up to 35% of relationships now start online, and the types of conversations typically had on dating sites are perfect for bots. Get-to-know-you questions can be simply answered by programming bots to respond a...
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Richard Kahn: October 9, 2018
Thanks to influencer fraud, brands could be wasting up to $500 million dollars per year on fraudulent influencers.¹ As influencer marketing becomes more and more popular, marketers need to be vigilant.
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Richard Kahn: September 25, 2018
For publishers and advertisers, GDPR was just the beginning. More consumer data protection legislation is in the pipeline including a U.S. version of GDPR dubbed the CONSENT Act, which is short for “Customer Online Notification for Stopping...
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Richard Kahn: September 11, 2018
In June 2018, California took consumer privacy to the next level by signing off on a new bill: California’s Consumer Privacy Law (A.B. 375). The new law protects consumer data privacy and institutes hefty fines for violations. It’s slated to take...
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Richard Kahn: September 4, 2018
Programmatic ad fraud is a serious issue that concerns publishers, particularly since more than 70%¹ of publishers use programmatic tools for their media buying.
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Richard Kahn: August 28, 2018
Ad fraud is when a fraudster attempts to deceive advertisers with fake ads, fake leads, or fake traffic. One insidious form of advertising fraud is impression fraud.
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Richard Kahn: August 23, 2018
The evolution of technology, content, and sharing platforms has had a significant impact on brand safety. Compare a print ad being placed in the wrong section of the Sunday newspaper to a family-friendly brand appearing on a Breitbart site. Which...
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Richard Kahn: July 31, 2018
Roughly 10% or $7.2 billion of ad spend is lost to fraud each year, and the numbers just keep climbing. Ad fraud not only takes a significant chunk out of your ad spend, it has a trickle down effect. It affects your lead generation, brand safety,...