Tag: lobbying
The third-party cookie comeback – what does this mean?
Third-party cookies – a source of contention for brands and marketing teams since Google first announced that it would be phasing them out on Google Chrome as part of its strategy to resolve ‘competition concerns’ and prioritise consumer privacy. As of January 2024, Google was already restricting their use on some sites with the goal of eliminating them completely by the end of the year. Until last week, when the company announced that it would not be deprecating third-party cookies.
Competition law block exemptions published for the energy sector
On Wednesday, 24 May 2023, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (MTIC) published the Energy Users Block Exemption and Energy Supplier Block Exemption. The Energy Users Block Exemption allows for collaboration between energy users to respond to the current electricity supply constraints subject to a process of notification to the Competition Commission and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC).
Rent seeking – what does it profit a people?
Some societies are better able than others to withstand adverse weather events such as droughts and storms, and even earthquakes, with fewer deaths and less economic and social disruption. Such societies also seem to have less crime, greater social cohesion, and greater economic optimism.
