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Click fraud is projected to cost advertisers over $170 billion annually by 2028. Learn more about the different types of click fraud, how widespread it is, and how to stop it today.

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What is pixel stuffing

What is Pixel Stuffing?

As global spending on advertising continues to increase, ad fraud becomes even more prevalent. Businesses are forced to devote portions of their resources to compensate for bad traffic, metrics, charges,…
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What is a viewbot?

What is Invalid Traffic?

Invalid traffic has been skewing analytics data and costing advertisers money since digital advertising first took off in the 90s. Invalid traffic comprises any clicks or impressions that don’t represent…
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what is phishing

What is Phishing?

Phishing is a type of fraud where scammers send emails pretending to be from reputable organizations like Apple, PayPal, and the IRS. The goal is to get you to share…
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what are click bots

What Are Click Bots?

A bot is a software application that is programmed to perform repetitive tasks automatically. Some bots provide convenience, like Siri and Cortana. Other bots imitate human behaviors to execute fraud.…
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what is ad stacking

What is Ad Stacking?

Cost-per-thousand (CPM) and pay-per-click (PPC) advertising are types of paid digital advertising based on impressions and clicks. The customer will pay a predetermined fee for every click or every 1,000…
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what is a viewbot

What is a Viewbot?

Streaming platforms like Twitch, Mixer, and YouTube have recently exploded in popularity, creating the opportunity for the more popular content creators to bring in ad revenue and paid promotions. The…
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Special Research Report

This in-depth report was produced by independent research firm Juniper Research who analyzed over 78,000 datasets of digital ad activity.

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