The conversation around brand safety is no longer confined to adjacency or keyword blocking. As 2026 approaches, it is...
The Precarious State of Brand Safety and Trust
by Victor Mills on Oct 27, 2025 8:00:02 AM
Brand safety has consistently been a challenge. Recently, however, there are clear signs that it has never been more...
Brand Relevance is the Key to Brand Safe Content
by Victor Mills on Oct 17, 2025 2:14:38 PM
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...
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...
Brand Safety and the Fight for Effectiveness
by Victor Mills on Jul 21, 2025 9:00:00 AM
There is a new fault line in advertising - it’s brand safety - and it has become one of the most politically charged issues...
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,...
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...
Brand Safety Shifts Markedly in 2025
by Victor Mills on Jan 31, 2025 1:15:37 PM
New Approaches for Platforms, Advertisers, and Creators
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
