The ANA’s transparency crackdown has been mired by ad tech’s intricacies

October 26, 2022

The ANA's transparency crackdown has been mired by ad tech's intricacies

PwC-led efforts to chart the ebb and flow of the $140 billion annual "ad tech tax" have been frustrated by red tape and "vested interests."

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The ANA’s transparency crackdown has been mired by ad tech’s intricacies