DIRECT lines inconsistent with public data
9 −18 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 (9)
line 12 smaato.com, 1100004890, DIRECT, 07bcf65f187117b4
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 165 different companies name in sellers.json: Smaato Managed domain in sellers.json: smaato.com
line 44 mars.media, 107876, DIRECT, 8624339f102fb076
→ observed: sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY; the same account is marked DIRECT by 47 different companies name in sellers.json: Smaato Inc. domain in sellers.json: smaato.com
line 75 dobyai.com, 36688, DIRECT
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 14 different companies
line 76 rixengine.com, 36054, DIRECT
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 14 different companies name in sellers.json: SayGames Ltd domain in sellers.json: say.games
line 77 rixserv.com, 36054, DIRECT
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 14 different companies
line 120 dobyai.com, 36688, DIRECT
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 14 different companies
line 121 rixengine.com, 36054, DIRECT
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 14 different companies name in sellers.json: SayGames Ltd domain in sellers.json: say.games
line 122 rixserv.com, 36054, DIRECT
→ observed: the same account is marked DIRECT by 14 different companies
line 424 pangleglobal.com, 5005201, DIRECT
→ observed: sellers.json lists the account as INTERMEDIARY name in sellers.json: BAIDU (HONGKONG) LIMITED domain in sellers.json: www.facemojikeyboard.com