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Publishers can view the Brand Safety Benchmark Snapshot, that evaluates how their URLs are perceived by blocklists and additional safety measures, and access more comprehensive reporting.
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Digital ad campaigns fall short because of missed details in campaign setup. That’s why we partnered with the experts at Adfidence on a free course that helps advertisers translate media strategy to intended performance.
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In this three session series, brand safety practitioners Louis Jones, BSI, and Phil Cowdell of Channel Factory break down some of the key issues impeding brand performance in digital media.
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A free, unique-in-the-industry tool that lets publishers see how buyers of digital advertising inventory view the quality of your site(s).
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Learn more and registerThe Brand Safety Institute is the advertising industry's community of practice for brand and people safety. We help our membership and communities to stay informed, manage risk, and act responsibly through:
Ensuring professional competency in understanding and executing brand safe policies and practices
Monitoring, documenting, and interrogating the evolving landscape of brand safety, brand suitability, and marketing responsibility
Connecting and empowering brand safety professionals to widen their perspectives and informing their decision-making through engagement with peers and experts
Sharing industry best practices and advocating for standards, ethical behavior, and consumer respect
There are certified brand safety practitioners at the world’s largest advertising agency holding companies, global 500 brands, and major technology platforms.

As the challenges to brand safety continue to arise, certified brand safety professionals and companies raise industry competency and secure our media channels in the age of digital and "live" content. Certified professionals signal to the industry that they are operating at the highest possible levels in brand safety effectiveness and reputational risk management. Our certifications are designed to elucidate brand safety issues, solutions/partners, and help you/your company act responsibly.

Brand safety, brand suitability, and marketing responsibility are becoming more complex and nuanced by the day. Expert practitioners and policy leaders across the digital advertising supply chain are shaping the discussion around managing reputational risk. Become a part of the BSI community of practice that sees brand safety as fundamental to a healthy and sustainable digital advertising ecosystem, stays current on the issues, pushes for progress, and believes shared success is a win for everyone.

Marketers, publishers, agencies, platforms, and ad tech solution providers all bring different perspectives on brand safety and how they can contribute to a healthier ecosystem. BSI communities bring together these diverse perspectives to enable the industry to move forward by working together to achieve shared goals. Sharing insights and experiences across the supply chain empowers members of our communities to elevate their brand safety practices and create cross-industry understanding.

Managing reputational risk is always harder when you have blind spots. The Brand Safety Institute continuously surveys the landscape for market intelligence and perspective to consider as you build your Brand Safety Plan and execute it. We are here to help you keep a pulse on what is trending and how your colleagues across the ecosystem are approaching the various challenges to brand safety, brand suitability, and marketing responsibility. We collate important industry news around brand safety, create topical sections, and feature key stories on our BSI blog to help you stay informed.

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AI is a huge focal point for all businesses as each tries to understand what AI capabilities apply to them, or can make meaningful differences in how they go to market and drive competitive advantage.
As such, it is useful to widen the lens and look at how other industries are experiencing and estimating the impact of AI trends on their businesses.
Find AI Industry POVsUS consumers broadly believe that all news content is appropriate for ads, according to the 2022 US Consumer Brand Safety Survey, conducted by the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) and Brand Safety Institute (BSI).
88%
say it is important that advertisers ensure their ads are not placed near brand unsafe content88%
would feel more positive about companies that required partners to be independently certified for brand safety69%
said ad funding for coverage of the Ukraine war outweighed any risk of violent content in that coverageNews and journalism serve a critical role in our societies, and advertisers have a responsibility to help it survive in a world where truth becomes hard to recognize.
In this Knowledge Center, you will find your suitability for news and journalistic forays and your sense of responsibility for the role it plays in your marketing - or operations, if you are a publisher.
Learn MoreWe are at the proverbial “tipping point” for race, ethnicity, and other elements of difference in our country, and around the world. The optics are changing in real, global time.
BSI's new Knowledge Center will expand your perspectives on the importance of DEI for business and be a source for information along your DEI journey.
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How the world's richest man is boosting the British right Sky News
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AI is stealing search traffic: here’s how publishers can fight back The Drum
Oct 31, 2025
AI Meets AdTech Streaming Media
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How the MRC is preparing AI standards for media measurement AdAge
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Meta introduces new brand safety protocols across Threads, Instagram EMarketer
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Meta Withdraws From MRC Brand Safety Audits, Loses Accreditation Just Months After It Was Issued AdWeek
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