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IAS expands brand safety and suitability measurement to include reporting on misinformation
Mumbai: Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), a leading global media measurement and optimization platform, has announced the expansion of its brand safety and suitability measurement product to now include the global alliance for responsible media (GARM) category of misinformation across Facebook and Instagram feed and reels.
Facebook and Instagram already prohibit ads from running alongside content that’s been labelled as misinformation by its third-party fact-checkers or that violates its policies. However, advertisers often want more control over the topics of posts and content that their ads run alongside. IAS’s tools already allow advertisers to assess if their ads are running alongside potentially unsuitable content as defined by the global alliance for responsible media (GARM) framework. Now, advertisers will be able to review when their ads run alongside content on the subject of misinformation.
IAS’s AI-driven total media quality (TMQ) product includes brand safety and suitability measurement technology that combines image, audio, and text signals with comprehensive frame-by-frame video analysis to classify content accurately in the feed, at scale. TMQ provides further reassurance that advertisers’ campaigns are running adjacent to brand-suitable content.
“We’re excited to evolve our TMQ solution to include the GARM category of misinformation which gives marketers more control over their brands’ reputations, especially ahead of this year’s U.S. elections,” said IAS CEO Lisa Utzschneider. “We are constantly innovating and building on our partnerships with the world’s largest platforms like Meta, providing added confidence for our customers while ensuring they are driving superior results through IAS’s data and technology.”
Meta has a comprehensive policy and approach to misinformation — removing misinformation where it is likely to directly contribute to the risk of imminent physical harm and partnering with the world’s largest network of third-party fact-checkers to label and reduce the distribution of other forms of misinformation. Ads won’t appear next to content that’s been identified as misinformation, or any content that violates Meta’s policies. Instead, IAS measures if ads have appeared next to content that discusses or has to do with the GARM-aligned category of misinformation.
IAS classifies content according to the GARM Brand Safety and Suitability Framework and provides reporting to advertisers for them to tailor suitability settings on Meta. Content-level reporting provided by IAS allows advertisers to get a full, accurate picture of the subject matter and content their ads are running adjacent to, and adjust their campaigns based on their own desired risk profiles.
IAS is also launching new features and functionality for advertisers across Facebook and Instagram feed and reels:
Expanded content-level transparency: IAS Signal, the company’s unified reporting platform delivering data and insights advertisers need to easily manage their digital campaigns, now provides enhanced content-level reporting, aligned to the GARM framework, for all eligible content running adjacent to an advertisers’ ad on Facebook and Instagram Feed and Reels.
Simplified user experience: Advertisers can now access easy-to-use visuals to understand how campaigns are performing across the GARM framework, allowing advertisers to validate or adjust their suitability controls as needed.
Enhanced reporting features: IAS Signal now allows advertisers to visually track brand safety and suitability performance over time, providing a clear view of the effectiveness of strategy adjustments. This capability ensures advertisers can pinpoint the impact of their changes, optimizing brand alignment and campaign results with precision.
In February, IAS announced the availability of its AI-driven total media quality (TMQ) brand safety and suitability measurement across Facebook and Instagram feeds and reels in partnership with Meta to offer advertisers coverage for advanced, industry-leading measurement.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
