Zefr, a global leader in brand suitability and content measurement, today announced the expansion of its independent brand safety and suitability measurement capabilities to cover newly launched brand ad placements on TikTok, as well as support TikTok’s new Video Exclusion List product. This development comes as TikTok continues to expand third party transparency across Profile Feed, Following Feed, Search Feed, and TikTok Lite (in supported markets), in addition to the existing For You Feed placement.
Announcing Video Exclusion List via Alpha
Since April of 2024, Zefr and TikTok have partnered with leading advertisers to pilot incremental video exclusions on top of TikTok’s best-in-class brand safety inventory filters. In this next phase of development, Zefr will work to expand the availability of TikTok’s new Video Exclusion List product to additional global enterprise clients. This new innovation allows brands the ability to choose TikTok’s best-in-class Inventory Filter, and further customize brand specific exclusions through Zefr’s AI-powered technology.Â
Traditionally, brand safety tactics can be limiting to advertisers, forcing them to choose between a third-party pre-screen approach (which can limit scale), or a first party-only approach, which does not allow for brand-specific customization. This new innovation allows brands to maximize the scale and efficacy of TikTok’s Inventory Filter, while benefiting from customizable brand exclusions powered by Zefr.Â
Brands benefit from customized, dynamic video exclusions, which are updated on a daily basis, allowing them to react and respond to current events, corporate crises, and localized trends that are unique to their businesses and often span beyond traditional risk categories.
The product alpha, which started in Q2 of 2024, has seen strong results, with brands directly able to take action on content that was unsuitable for their unique brand guidelines, while maintaining 99%+ brand safety ratings.
The next phase of availability for TikTok’s Video Exclusion List product can be activated by reaching out to your Zefr representative to determine eligibility criteria, with wider adoption to be announced in early 2025.
“We are thrilled to extend our measurement and exclusion capabilities to TikTok,” said Rich Raddon, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Zefr. “As the digital advertising ecosystem continues evolving, it’s critical that enterprise brands have access to independent third-party measurement and exclusion capabilities, ensuring their ads appear in suitable environments. Combined with TikTok’s native Inventory Filters, this expansion provides advertisers with the transparency and confidence they need to leverage TikTok’s growing variety of ad placements.”
