Established to promote responsible advertising practices, the Stichting Reclame Code (SRC) creates and enforces the Dutch Advertising Code, a comprehensive set of rules that ensures all advertising is honest, legal, decent and truthful. In this interview, Otto van der Harst, CEO of SRC, discusses the vital role of self-regulation in maintaining trust within the advertising ecosystem. He explains how the SRC is adapting to the rapidly changing digital advertising landscape by using data-driven decision-making and AI to monitor new forms of advertising on platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.