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EP149: Protecting Kids from Harmful Online Ads

EP149: Protecting Kids from Harmful Online Ads

Update: 2025-09-30
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Interview with Michael Taverna / Founder of The Ad Village

HOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVAN

Children are the most valuable - and vulnerable - targets for online advertisers. Every day, brands and tech companies use sophisticated tools to track, profile, and influence kids, shaping their choices before they even know they’re being sold to. Michael Taverna is the founder and CEO of The Ad Village, a mission-driven platform that flips the script on digital advertising. After years managing multimillion-dollar campaigns for global brands, Michael saw firsthand how manipulative online ads could be. Now, he’s building a “digital Robin Hood” that reclaims ad space from corporations and replaces harmful ads with safe, uplifting messages for families.

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EP149: Protecting Kids from Harmful Online Ads

EP149: Protecting Kids from Harmful Online Ads

Paul Sullivan