DIRECT lines inconsistent with public data
12 −25 ptsThe ads.txt specification defines DIRECT as an account the publisher directly controls. For these lines, either the ad system's own sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY, or the same account is marked DIRECT in the files of 3 or more unrelated companies. Either way, the public data does not support the DIRECT label. Buyers that use DIRECT labels in supply-path decisions may treat these lines differently.
Evidence (12)
line 829 toponad.com, 16385e313a271a, DIRECT, 1d49fe424a1a456d
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 98 different companies
line 840 vidoomy.com, 7646534, DIRECT
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 77 different companies
line 1233 toponad.com, 1661f80179644e, DIRECT, 1d49fe424a1a456d
→ observed: sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY; the same account is marked DIRECT by 52 different companies name in sellers.json: Mintegral domain in sellers.json: mintegral.com
line 1235 webeyemob.com, 70098, DIRECT
→ observed: sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY; the same account is marked DIRECT by 75 different companies name in sellers.json: MINTEGRAL domain in sellers.json: mintegral.com
line 1397 rubiconproject.com, 15268, DIRECT, 0bfd66d529a55807
→ observed: sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY; the same account is marked DIRECT by 112 different companies name in sellers.json: Unruly Group LTD domain in sellers.json: unrulymedia.com
line 1413 smaato.com, 1100057628, DIRECT, 07bcf65f187117b4
→ observed: sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY; the same account is marked DIRECT by 72 different companies name in sellers.json: topon domain in sellers.json: toponad.net
line 1444 onetag.com, 82e44d118b79600, DIRECT
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 79 different companies
line 1446 admatic.com.tr, adm-pub-3033566192, DIRECT, uufps1dh5stc6euk
→ observed: sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY; the same account is marked DIRECT by 59 different companies name in sellers.json: opera domain in sellers.json: opera.com
line 1451 admixer.net, f6790c61-b9ce-49b0-b809-059710d60dfd, DIRECT
→ observed: sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY; the same account is marked DIRECT by 60 different companies name in sellers.json: Mintegral domain in sellers.json: mintegral.com
line 1455 opera.com, pub11079554715136, DIRECT, 55a0c5fd61378de3
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 61 different companies
line 1460 krushmedia.com, AJxF6R192a9M6CaTvK, DIRECT
→ observed: sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY; the same account is marked DIRECT by 64 different companies name in sellers.json: Admixer domain in sellers.json: admixer.com
line 1483 themediagrid.com, NG9STC, DIRECT, 35d5010d7789b49d
→ observed: sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY; the same account is marked DIRECT by 55 different companies name in sellers.json: ADLOGIC TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD domain in sellers.json: mintegral.com