DARKLESS JOURNAL

Notes from the transparent web.

Research, workflows, and field notes for people working across the adtech supply chain.

GUIDE01

Why app-ads.txt files only grow—and how to clean them safely

A framework for tracing line ownership before removing outdated supply partners.

Coming soon
EXPLAINER02

DIRECT, RESELLER, PUBLISHER, and INTERMEDIARY

How relationship claims should line up across app-ads.txt and sellers.json.

Coming soon
WORKFLOW03

Building an auditable app-ads.txt process

Track who requested every line, when it was requested, and whether it was published.

Coming soon