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title: Advertising Group Aims to Cut Down on Practice That Harms News Publishers
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# [Advertising Group Aims to Cut Down on Practice That Harms News Publishers](https://www.tagtoday.net/news/reuters_9_10_2020)

 Written by [Jamie O'Donnell](https://www.tagtoday.net/news/author/jamie) | September 10, 2020

**Reuters' **article  
September 10, 2020  
By: Sheila Dang

(Reuters) - A digital advertising trade association has formed an initiative with more than 110 companies that it hopes will reduce the use of a common advertising practice that has siphoned revenue away from news publishers.

The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) on Thursday launched a certification program that includes major advertisers such as..

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