---
title: "Pixalate Week in Review: April 17 - 21, 2023"
description: Pixalate reviews this week's news in the programmatic ad fraud space. Find the most critical ad tech and privacy news from April 17 - 21, 2023.
---

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# [Pixalate Week in Review: April 17 - 21, 2023](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/april-17-2023-weekly-update)

 Written by [Pixalate](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/pixalate) | Apr 21, 2023 9:00:00 PM

This week's review of ad fraud and privacy in the digital advertising space:

## Pixalate's Q1 2023 Supply Path Optimization (SPO) Trends Report

Pixalate released the first [Supply Path Optimization Trends Report for Q1 2023](https://www.pixalate.com/q1-2023-supply-path-optimization-trends-report-spo) to analyze the OpenRTB Supply Chain Object (SCO) in open programmatic advertising transactions.

## Q1 2023 CTV SSP Global Market Share Report

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Pixalate released the [Q1 2023 Supply-Side Platform (SSP) Global Market Share Rankings](https://www.pixalate.com/q1-2023-ctv-ssp-global-market-share-report) for both Connected TV (CTV) and mobile in-app. The rankings feature the top SSPs by open programmatic advertising market share for apps across the Roku and Amazon Fire TV app stores in  March 2023.

## Q&A with Oleksandra Kazantseva, Head of Programmatic at BizzClick

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Pixalate spoke with Oleksandra Kazantseva, Head of Programmatic at BizzClick, about tools and practices they use to ensure safety and transparency in their ad ecosystem.

Read the full interview [here](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/bizzclick-qa).

## Mobile App Manual Review under COPPA:

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Pixalate's Trust & Safety Advisory Board published three new manual reviews this week:

- [YouTube Kids](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/app-review-series-youtube-kids)
- [Dragons: Rise of Berk](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/app-review-series-dragons-rise-of-berk)
- [Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/app-review-series-rodeo-stampede-sky-zoo-safari)

## March 2023 Children's Privacy Index for SSPs

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Pixalate's released the [March 2023 Children’s Privacy Index for Mobile Advertising](https://ratings.pixalate.com/rankings/app/seller-childrens-privacy/20230301).

The monthly index benchmarks Supply-Side Platforms (SSPs) based on the percentage of ads they sell that are on apps that are likely child-directed, as assessed by Pixalate’s [COPPA Methodology](https://www.pixalate.com/coppa-compliance-tools-methodology) for mobile apps. The Index provides advertisers, ad buyers & sellers information  to enhance compliance with COPPA. 

[View full post](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/april-17-2023-weekly-update)

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