Brand safety was born out of frustration. In its early days brand safety grew out of rampant fraudulent impressions and the...
Social Media Restrictions and Lessons Learned from Nepal’s Unrest
by Victor Mills on Sep 16, 2025 12:35:11 PM
When the Nepalese government abruptly blocked most major social media platforms in September 2025, the world witnessed a...
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,...
Building Smarter Standards for a Complex Media Landscape
by Victor Mills on May 23, 2025 1:53:01 PM
As new formats, social platforms, and programmatic ecosystems emerge - the conversation around brand safety continues to...
How Can AI Integrated Brand Safety Process Strategic Chaos?
by Brand Safety Institute on Apr 30, 2025 12:11:15 PM
AI was the center of much attention in 2024, but 2025 looks primed to be the year AI “evolves” from an experimental add-on...
TikTok Fickleness at the Transition of Power
by Victor Mills on Jan 21, 2025 2:38:08 PM
TikTok's US Ban, RedNote's Rise, and Brand Safety Implications
A Massive Opportunity in Gaming – Advertisers are Missing the Boat
by Victor Mills on Jan 9, 2025 2:24:19 PM
Gaming had a market value of $185 billion in 2022—eclipsing the combined revenues of the music and film industries. It is a...
Brand Safety 2025: Driving Customer Value
by Victor Mills on Dec 13, 2024 8:00:00 AM
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the concept of brand safety has matured from merely avoiding harm to fostering...
Balancing AI Innovation with Brand Safety in Marketing
by Victor Mills on Nov 22, 2024 3:02:07 PM
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, with marketing poised to benefit significantly from its transformative...