Working group

Ad Fraud and Standards Working Group

26February2026 minutes record taskforce members agreeing draft terms/year plan presented by IAB UK. Actual terms not acquired; future work to map standards and disrupt malicious ads is not a demonstrated outcome.

What the records show

Online Advertising TaskforceAd Fraud and Standards Working Group

recorded members agreeing draft terms and year plan

2026-02-26 – 2026-02-26

Minutes record agreement of the draft after setup followingNovember2025 meeting. The record does not identify individual votes, full terms, compulsory powers or completed enforcement outcomes.

IAB UKAd Fraud and Standards Working Group

presented draft terms and year plan to the taskforce

2026-02-26 – 2026-02-26

26February2026 minutes attribute presentation to IAB UK’s Sinead Coogan-Jobes. Terms were not acquired; presentation is not regulatory authority or proof of completed standards/disruption.

From the investigation

4. An implemented deliberative mechanism, not enacted KYBC: February/March 2026

Section4 records that Sinead Coogan-Jobes of IAB UK presented the new Ad Fraud and Standards Working Group's draft terms of reference and yearly plan, which taskforce members agreed. The group had been set up following the November2025 meeting. Its forthcoming mapping exercise would identify standards/mechanisms to detect, disrupt and prevent malicious advertising entering the supply chain. This is actual reported collective approval of a work plan; the precise terms themselves were not acquired, and these minutes do not grant the group powers to compel verification or disconnection.

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Further reading

UK KYBC: government consideration, narrower advertising proposals, and a 2026 industry pathway

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