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TAG RECOGNIZES LEADING COMPANIES ACROSS AD INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE FOR ACHIEVING 2026 CERTIFICATIONS

Written by admin | March 4, 2026

More than 300 TAG Seals Awarded to 196 Companies Across Areas of Fraud, Brand Safety, Malvertising, Transparency

WASHINGTON, DC – March 5, 2026 – TAG (Trustworthy Accountability Group), the global certification program to strengthen safety and transparency in digital advertising, today announced the leading companies worldwide that have achieved TAG Certifications in 2026 through TAG’s four seal programs: Certified Against Fraud, Certified Against Malvertising, Brand Safety Certified, and Certified for Transparency.

For 2026, TAG awarded 307 seals to 196 companies across its four program areas, including 32 companies which achieved TAG’s highest designation, Platinum status, by earning three or more Certification Seals. Highlighting the expanding global impact of TAG’s programs, 80% of the seals awarded covered more than one market, and nearly three-quarters (74%) were independently audited.

"Across digital advertising and around the world, TAG Certification has become our industry’s trusted badge for high standards and accountability,” said TAG CEO Mike Zaneis. “The companies that have achieved TAG Certification are doing the vital and ongoing work required to keep our supply chain safe, transparent, and accountable, and their commitment helps protect the entire ecosystem. As the threats to digital advertising continue to grow and evolve, so does the rigor of our programs, and we commend this year’s TAG Seal recipients for setting a new standard for responsible and forward-looking leadership.”

Among the companies that achieved TAG Certification Seals for 2026 are:

A&E Global Media GroundTruth Octave Audio
ABC GroupM Nexus Omnicom Media Group
Activision Blizzard Media Ltd Guardian Omnicom Media Group Holdings Inc.
Adform GumGum Omnicom Media Group Ireland
Aditude Inc. H-E-B, LP Onefootball
Adloox Havas Media Network OpenX Technologies Inc
ADVIEW PTE LTD Haymarket Media Group OperaAds DSP
AMAGI CORPORATION HELLO! Outbrain Inc.
Amazon Advertising LLC Horizon Media LLC People Inc.
Amazon Services LLC Hulu, LLC Perion
Aniview Ltd HUMAN Piano
Anura Solutions LLC Illuma Pinterest, Inc.
Appier Immediate Media Pixalate
Assembly Group Index Exchange Inc POKKT
Audacy InfoLink PreciseTV
Audience Store Initiative PREMION
Audiomob InMobi primis
Auto Trader UK Insider Inc ProData Media Group
Bell Media Inc. Instagram Protected Media Ltd
BidSwitch Integral Ad Science Publicis Groupe
Blis iONE Digital PubMatic
Boltive IPG Mediabrands Quantcast Corporation
Cadent iProspect Raptive (CMI Marketing Inc.)
Captify ITN Digital Reach plc
Carat Jack Ryan Media Readpeak
Celtra John Ayling & Associates Revry
Channel Factory KERV RRD fka Vericast Corp
Clinch US Kinesso RTB House
CMI Media Group King.com Ltd. RTBAsia
Connatix Knorex SAMSUNG Ads
Core Kroger Sky
Corus Entertainment Inc. LADbible Skyrise Intelligence
Crimtan LiveScore Snap Inc.
Criteo LoopMe Sovrn
CVS Health m/SIX Spectrum Reach
Dealer.com MadHive Inc. Spotify
December19 MAGNA GLOBAL Stagwell Global "MDC -Assembly"
Decoded Advertising Magnite SXM Media
Dentsu Magnite + DV / MDV+ T&PM
Digital Turbine Inc Magnite CTV / MCTV Teads.tv
DIRECTV Mail Metro Media Tegna
Disney+ Mantis Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited
DMG Australia Marvel The 7Stars
DMG Ireland Match Media Group The Irish Times
DMG US Media.net Ltd The Media Trust
DoubleVerify Inc MediaCom Global The Walt Disney Company
E-Planning MediaCom North The Weather Company, LLC
Encore Digital Media Mediahuis Ireland TikTok
Epsilon/Conversant Meredith Trinity Audio
Equativ MGID TripAdvisor
ESI Media Miaozhen Systems Triple Lift Inc
ESPN.com Microsoft Advertising (Invest, Monetize) Twitch
Essence MightyHive UM US
ESSENCE Communications Inc Mindshare Venatus Media
Essencemediacom MiQ Digital Vevo
Facebook MobileFuse Viant
Fandom Mobsta Ltd. vidazoo Ltd.
Fifty Technology MOLOCO Inc VRTCAL Markets, Inc.
Finecast Nano Interactive Walmart
Footballco NASMEDIA Co.,LTD Warner Media, LLC
Forbes Media National Geographic Wavemaker
Fox Corporation NBCUniversal White Bullet
FreeForm Neo Media World WPP Media
Freewheel News Corp UK & Ireland Limited Wunderkind
GeoEdge Newsweek Publishing LLC X
Global Nexxen Xaxis
Goat fka INCA OCM Media Yahoo

 

"The record number of seals covering multiple markets is a testament to how seriously global companies are taking compliance, not just in their home markets, but everywhere they operate,” said Todd Miller, VP Policy and Compliance at TAG. “Threats like ad fraud and malvertising don’t stop at national borders, and neither does the impact of TAG Certification. For participants across the global supply chain, the TAG Seal provides a worldwide assurance of industry leadership and commitment to high standards."

More information regarding certified companies is available by searching company name or each company’s unique TAG-ID via the TAG Registry. Additional information includes the specific seals awarded to each company, valid terms for each seal, and whether the seals were based on self-attestation or independent validation.

Additional information about TAG’s programs and the application process for TAG Registration and TAG’s seal programs are available at www.tagtoday.net.

About TAG

TAG is the leading global initiative dedicated to fighting criminal activity and increasing trust in digital advertising. TAG works toward these goals by setting industry standards, sharing threat intelligence, and fostering cross-industry dialogue to spur collaboration and innovation. TAG Certification Programs raise the bar on industry efforts to reduce fraudulent traffic, strengthen brand safety, increase transparency, and share information on new and emerging threats. TAG’s compliance tools support companies in meeting the industry’s rigorous standards, while its threat intelligence efforts deliver actionable insights to fortify the digital ad industry’s collective defenses. By uniting the expertise and thought leadership of the hundreds of companies in the TAG Community, TAG helps the industry confront rapidly changing challenges and protect the integrity of the advertising ecosystem worldwide.