Brand safety was born out of frustration. In its early days brand safety grew out of rampant fraudulent impressions and the...
AI - The Next Economic Boom or the Next Tech Bubble?
by Victor Mills on Sep 1, 2025 1:29:46 PM
For advertisers and ad-tech leaders, the rapid ascent of artificial intelligence has opened a new frontier of promise - and...
Online Safety for Youth: A Chasm of Alarming Proportions
by Victor Mills on Aug 20, 2025 6:10:18 PM
Recent research from the Molly Rose Foundation (UK) underscores just how pervasive harmful content remains on key social...
Rethinking Brand Safety in the Age of AI
by Victor Mills on Aug 11, 2025 9:00:00 AM
For much of its history, brand safety has been treated like a moat, a protective layer keeping bad content and bad optics at...
Brand Safety or Suitability in the Age of AI?
by Victor Mills on Jul 28, 2025 12:48:52 PM
Brand safety isn’t what it used to be. Not hyperbole, but a diagnosis after which chaos ensues, making it hard to nail down...
Brand Safety in an Age of Constrained Optionality
by Victor Mills on Jul 11, 2025 10:46:32 AM
In 2025 the increasingly surreal media concept of brand safety, once an industry consensus-driven shield against...
Cannes 2025: AI, Authenticity, and the ROI of Responsibility
by AJ Brown on Jun 25, 2025 2:48:49 PM
Cannes this year was dominated by big bets on retail media and the continued evolution of CTV, with platforms like Amazon,...
2025 & Beyond – The Shifting Impact of AI, Creators, and Community Notes
by Victor Mills on Jun 24, 2025 6:07:57 PM
The brand safety conversation in 2025 isn’t about facts or integrity, it’s about how quickly the ground beneath it is...
AI, Accountability, and Assurance - Getting it Right
by Victor Mills on Jun 11, 2025 11:57:22 AM
As AI-powered ad tech advances, platforms, providers, and brands are racing to show they can both scale their current...
The Brand Safety Industry Needs to be More “Fit” for Purpose
by Victor Mills on Jun 3, 2025 2:53:34 PM
Brand safety has seemingly become a sometimes loaded, and often misunderstood term. Moreover, it appears to rarely be...