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# Opinion: Data providers must prove neutrality after acquisition, not just promise it
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/opinion-data-providers-must-prove-neutrality-after-acquisition-not-just-promise-it/
- Published: 2026-10-13T00:20:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T00:20:01.000Z
- Description: AdExchanger’s guest columnist argues that Infillion’s purchase of Foursquare, following Publicis-LiveRamp, shows consolidation forcing a reckoning: owning a data or measurement provider while also selling media technology raises real questions about equitable access and data flow.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Ad-tech, AdExchanger Guest, Infillion acquires Foursquare for location ads

**Why it matters.** Advertisers and rival DSPs must now press acquired data providers for explicit commercial and technical guarantees rather than assuming continued neutral access.

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