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FouAnalytics and fraud0 Partner for Automated Google Ads Refunds

FouAnalytics, an independent analytics platform for digital ads, announced a deeper partnership with fraud0 to bring an AI agent for automated Google Ads refunds to large advertisers. The AI agent audits Google Ads spend for invalid traffic, false clicks, and billing errors, automatically filing refund claims. fraud0 has audited over $2 billion in digital ad spend and recovered significant losses for clients like Uriach. The partnership aims to provide transparency in Google Ads, which previously lacked third-party measurement. Advertisers can activate the solution by adding a JavaScript tag and connecting their Google Ads account.

• FouAnalytics and fraud0 partnered to offer automated Google Ads refunds.
• The AI agent is the first to automate refunds for invalid clicks and billing errors.
• fraud0 has audited $2 billion+ in digital ad spend.

fraud0 supports the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe in the fight against AI-generated fake traffic

The Munich-based cybersecurity company fraud0 is now also supporting the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe in detecting AI-generated fake traffic on Sparkasse.de, reducing ad fraud and using media budgets more effectively.

An Impression Is Not a Real Ad Contact

An ADZINE SPOTLIGHT webinar on "Media Quality Innovation" examined how programmatic media quality must be assessed across the supply chain. Speakers from Fraud0, Index Exchange and agency Add2 discussed detecting bot and invalid traffic (including session-based JavaScript checks), the role of sell-side decisioning and early inventory vetting, and buy-side multi-stage quality controls (pre-bid, inflight, post-bid verification and remediation). The session highlighted emerging challenges from AI-generated content and agentic/machine access to inventory, the limits of automated tools, and the need for shared responsibility among publishers, platforms, sell-side vendors and agencies to ensure paid impressions represent real, valuable ad contacts.

• ADZINE hosted an ADZINE SPOTLIGHT webinar titled “Media Quality Innovation” covering programmatic media quality.
• Fraud0 uses a JavaScript session tag on landing pages to analyze signals (device/resolution contradictions, browser challenges, click patterns, honeypots) to detect bots and prepare data for Google invalid-click review processes.
• Index Exchange promotes Sell-Side Decisioning, combining machine learning, AI-assisted checks and human review to vet publishers and impressions before Bid Requests leave the publisher environment.

Integral Ad Science to Provide Brand Safety and Suitability Measurement in ChatGPT Ads

IAS announces new brand safety and suitability measurement for ChatGPT Ads, dated October 5, 2026.

OpenAI Pilots Brand Suitability Controls with DoubleVerify and IAS

OpenAI announced during Advertising Week New York that it is piloting brand suitability controls with DoubleVerify (DV) and Integral Ad Science (IAS). The two verification firms will independently assess how OpenAI applies its brand safety standards in a controlled testing environment, without accessing private user conversations. This move aims to provide advertisers with greater transparency and follows a trend of platforms seeking third-party verification to build trust with buyers. ChatGPT reportedly reaches 1.2 billion users weekly. OpenAI is also testing a larger, image-led ad format and expanding its measurement partners.

• OpenAI announced a pilot of brand suitability controls with DoubleVerify and IAS during Advertising Week New York.
• The pilot involves independent assessment of OpenAI's brand safety safeguards in a controlled testing environment.
• ChatGPT reaches 1.2 billion users weekly, according to OpenAI.

IAS launches brand safety measurement for ChatGPT ads

Integral Ad Science (IAS) announces it is among the first partners to provide independent brand safety and suitability measurement for ChatGPT ads. The solution allows advertisers to assess ChatGPT ads against IAS taxonomy categories, enabling them to evaluate the platform's role in their media strategy and track media quality over time. The integration is currently in a closed pilot phase, available to select advertisers, with broader rollout expected soon.

• Integral Ad Science launches brand safety measurement for ChatGPT ads.
• IAS is among the first partners to offer independent brand safety measurement for ChatGPT.
• The integration is currently in a closed pilot phase for select advertisers.