Transparency Policy IT Industry

Our view on reach, traffic and digital credibility

In the IT industry, our Transparency Policy IT Industry how we work with audience quality, traffic data, real engagement and transparent reporting in a digital media market.

In a digital media market where impressions and page views are often used as currency, we want to be clear about one thing:

Not all traffic volumes are worth the same amount.

Therefore, the IT industry works according to a clear transparency policy regarding traffic, analysis, reporting and audience data.

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Our transparency principle

The IT industry bases its operations on the following principles:

Real audience over vanity metrics
Qualitative engagement over raw traffic volume
Transparent reporting over unclear estimates
Measurable results over general scope claims
First-party data over speculative third-party tools

For our partners, advertisers and customers, this means that results should always be understood, measured and verified.

How we work with traffic and audience data

The IT industry uses first-party data and established analytics tools to measure:

Organic traffic
Traffic sources
Commitment time
Returning visitors
Reading behavior
Clicks and interaction
Geographic distribution
Campaign results
Referral quality
Content performance

We don't just focus on how many people visit a page, but on how the audience actually behaves and what quality the traffic is.

Public real-time display of audience activity

As part of our transparency work, the IT industry also shows real-time audience activity directly on our website.

Our live show is based on first-party data from Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and is updated continuously to provide a transparent picture of current audience activity and engagement.

This means that visitors, partners and advertisers can see:

Real-time active readers
Today's traffic levels
Ongoing audience activity directly on the site
Transparency around actual user interaction

This feature is part of our ambition to make audience data more open, visible and rooted in real user behavior.

Real-time data as part of our transparency model

Unlike traditional static traffic reports, the IT industry also works with live-based audience viewing, where real-time data continuously reflects current activity on the platform.

This provides an extra level of transparency by:

Show actual activity as it happens
Create transparency around reader engagement
Provide a more dynamic view of audience flows
Complement traditional analysis and reporting

We see this as a natural part of a modern and transparent digital media model.

Our policy against artificial traffic and manipulated reach figures

The IT industry does not accept:

Artificially inflated vanity metrics
Manipulated audience reporting
Bot traffic used to create misleading reach
Referral spam distorting analytics data
Low-quality traffic networks with questionable transparency
Reporting that lacks clear data logic

We believe that traffic without real engagement lacks long-term value for advertisers and partners.

What we think advertisers should look at

When evaluating a digital media platform, we recommend looking at more than just traffic volume.

Key quality indicators include:

Commitment time
Returning visitors
Organic traffic share
Referral quality
Geographical logic
Scroll depth
Click interaction
Session quality
Content consumption
Audience retention

It often gives a fairer picture of actual impact than pure page views.

Transparency for partners and customers

The IT industry works with an open and verifiable model where partners and customers can gain clear insight into relevant campaign results and audience data.

Our ambition is for reporting to be: