Telco Allocates $11.5mn to Settle Lawsuit over Billing Charges Presented Like Taxes
Some customers of Astound Broadband could receive a $160 refund for a segment of their fees that trebled over a 5-year period.
Bots Disguised as IoT Devices Make Fake TV Ad Traffic
Fraudsters spoof devices to disguise how they inflate the number of views for video adverts. This is an iteration of the broadening threat of phoney online users generating faux traffic.
Netflix Signals Global Crackdown on Account Sharing to Compensate for Stagnating Growth
The video streaming business is dramatically reversing course as its share price undergoes a sharp correction.
Personalized Video Ads by Film Star Highlight the Risks and Rewards of Deepfake Technology
Thousands of Indians are making adverts where an AI version of famous actor Shah Rukh Khan says the name of their business.
Do You Want to Advertise on Commsrisk?
Vendors wanting to take part in the half-yearly auction for advertising spaces should submit their bids by 18th February.
The Miserable Rewards of US Mobile Ad Fraud
A Vice report into US ‘phone farmers’ tried to glamorize the making of money through automated clicking on mobile adverts, but mostly made the fraudsters sound like losers.
South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board Rules Against Vodacom
Vodacom should not claim their network is the best in South Africa without admitting that objective data says otherwise.
Ad Fraud Is More Common Than We Like to Admit
Why do sophisticated business people ignore the obvious risk of online advert fraud, and the evidence of how widespread it is?
4 Reasons Why Telco Sharing of Ad Data Would Be Madness
Execs would be foolish to disregard downside risks whilst overstating the extent they can monetize data.