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title: "Pixalate Week in Review: March 7 - 11, 2022"
description: Pixalate reviews this week's news in the programmatic ad fraud space. Find the most critical ad tech and privacy news from March 7 - 11, 2022.
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# [Pixalate Week in Review: March 7 - 11, 2022](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/march-11-2022-weekly-update)

 Written by [Piotr Boiwka](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/piotr-boiwka) | Mar 11, 2022 8:15:00 PM

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

## Fortune 500 companies were still buying ads on the sanctioned Russian bank website

Sberbank is a state-owned Russian banking and financial services company. It is Russia’s largest financial institution, [according](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0608) to the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Pixalate has identified at least six Sberbank websites ([download list here](https://www.pixalate.com/sberbank-websites-list-google-ads)). At least one of them — onlaine-sberbank.ru — is using Google Ads for monetization as of March 2, 2022.

"Google, Wells Fargo, Spectrum/Charter Communications, GoDaddy, HBO Max (promoting a Harry Potter offering), Square Online, Hotels.com and AARP with the Ad Council (encouraging retirement savings) are among the companies whose ads were still on a website owned by a U.S.-sanctioned Russian bank, Sberbank, as of March 2, according to Pixalate," [reports MediaPost.](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/371828/big-brands-ads-still-on-sanctioned-russian-bank-s.html)

## Disney+ introducing an ad-supporting subscription 

Disney+ will offer subscribers a cheaper option of its services supporting advertising on the platform. "The move reflects the hot streaming ad market, the pressure on Disney to keep its streaming business growing and a broader trend among media companies to try to rebuild the traditional television ecosystem online. But a lower-priced Disney+ carries risks, including potentially speeding the decline of some of Disney’s cable networks," [according to The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/business/disney-plus-ads.html).

 

## NBCUniversal terminates partnership with Hulu

"NBCUniversal has terminated its partnership with Hulu, an NBCU spokesperson confirmed, with all current in-season programming—including Saturday Night Live, The Voice along with the Chicago and Law & Order franchises—now streaming exclusively to the company’s own streaming service Peacock, starting in September. Currently the shows stream on both Hulu and Peacock the day after they air on NBC," [informs AdWeek](https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/nbcuniversal-ends-hulu-content-sharing-deal/). 

## Variety: HBO allegedly shared subscribers' data with Facebook without consent

HBO was hit by a lawsuit accusing the company that it shared subscribers' viewing history with Facebook without consent, which could be a violation of federal privacy law. "The suit alleges that HBO provides Facebook with customer lists, which allows Facebook to match customers’ viewing habits with their Facebook profiles," [according to Variety](https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/hbo-facebook-lawsuit-data-sharing-1235199371/).

## Gannett Co. provided inaccurate information for advertisers during 9 months span

USA Today's owner, Gannett Co., "provided inaccurate information to advertisers for nine months, misrepresenting where billions of ads were placed," [informs the Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/usa-today-owner-gannett-co-gave-advertisers-inaccurate-information-for-nine-months-11646784745). The error was an example of "domain spoofing" where ad inventory appeared to be on a different site than expected.

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