Android · The Globe and Mail Inc.

The Globe and Mail

Developer URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com
app-ads.txt: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/app-ads.txt · 200
Checked: Oct 7, 2026

76/100

41 lines · 17 verified against sellers.json

Findings

Each finding lists the exact lines involved. Findings are automated observations of public files as of Oct 7, 2026. They describe file contents, not the intent or conduct of any company.

warning

Seller IDs not listed in the ad system's sellers.json

4 −19 pts

The ad system's current sellers.json doesn't list these accounts, so buyers that validate the chain can't match them. Common causes are closed accounts or former partners.

How to fixAsk each partner whether the account is still active and request their current lines; remove lines for closed accounts.

Evidence (4)

line 10     tremorhub.com, 6s457-21tk9, DIRECT, 1a4e959a1b50034a
             → sellers_json: https://tremorhub.com/sellers.json
line 43     improvedigital.com, 2050, RESELLER
             → sellers_json: https://improvedigital.com/sellers.json
line 45     sonobi.com, 24f603762e, RESELLER, d1a215d9eb5aee9e
             → sellers_json: https://sonobi.com/sellers.json
line 49     start.io, uam, RESELLER
             → sellers_json: https://start.io/sellers.json

warning

Lines for ad system domains that don't resolve

2 −5 pts

These ad system domains don't resolve (the domain may be retired, merged or misspelled). The lines can't be validated, and if the domain is registered again, its new holder would appear authorized.

How to fixRemove these lines. If the domain is registered again, its new holder would appear authorized by your file.

Evidence (2)

line 9      freeskreen.com, 51, DIRECT, fe119a6acfd19070
             → ad_system: freeskreen.com
line 25     engagebdr.com, 16, RESELLER
             → ad_system: engagebdr.com

info

Ad systems without a public sellers.json

The ad system doesn't publish a readable sellers.json, so nobody can verify these lines. That's the ad system's gap, not the app's, so no points are deducted.

How to fixAsk the partner to publish sellers.json; until then buyers can't verify that path.

Evidence (14)

line 6      appnexus.com, 1285, DIRECT, f5ab79cb980f11d1
             → sellers_json: HTTP 403 to automated requests
line 18     appnexus.com,1985084, DIRECT, f5ab79cb980f11d1
             → sellers_json: HTTP 403 to automated requests
line 22     smaato.com, 1100039310, DIRECT, 07bcf65f187117b4
             → sellers_json: HTTP 403 to automated requests
line 23     adcolony.com, 496220845654deec, RESELLER, 1ad675c9de6b5176
             → sellers_json: returns a web page, not a sellers.json file
line 27     openx.com, 540421297, RESELLER, 6a698e2ec38604c6
             → sellers_json: HTTP 403 to automated requests
line 29     rhythmone.com, 4201299756, RESELLER, a670c89d4a324e47
             → sellers_json: HTTP 403 to automated requests
line 30     somoaudience.com, e0ac315e5cd7f6977fe44dbd2d4676ea, RESELLER, afbbacfd95716fd4
             → sellers_json: returns a web page, not a sellers.json file
line 31     startapp.com, smt, RESELLER
             → sellers_json: HTTP 404
line 32     xad.com, 241, RESELLER, 81cbf0a75a5e0e9a
             → sellers_json: HTTP 403 to automated requests
line 33     facebook.com, 10152786590948904, RESELLER, c3e20eee3f780d68
             → sellers_json: returns a web page, not a sellers.json file
line 35     smaato.com, 1100044650, RESELLER, 07bcf65f187117b4
             → sellers_json: HTTP 403 to automated requests
line 36     yahoo.com, 55029, RESELLER, e1a5b5b6e3255540
             → sellers_json: HTTP 429 to automated requests
line 37     adcolony.com, 44ef7fd4adebf701, RESELLER, 1ad675c9de6b5176
             → sellers_json: returns a web page, not a sellers.json file
line 41     smartadserver.com, 4125, RESELLER, 060d053dcf45cbf3
             → sellers_json: HTTP 404

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