From brand safety to brand suitability: why avoiding hard news could be damaging your brand

Denise Turner

Brands have become increasingly concerned about where their online ads are being placed, but this concern can be over-cautious when advertisers blacklist content on premium publisher sites without an understanding of the context of the editorial.

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  • The use of automated brand safety tools is leading advertisers to blacklist content on premium publisher sites without an understanding of the context of the editorial.
  • An article published by in The Guardianabout the World Chess Championships,...

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