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With Google’s announcement it will block 3rd party cookies, I’ve been on pins and needles waiting to hear @jason_kint IAB’s reaction considering Google is its largest member and their lobbyist reacted so mildly the last time cookies were threatened by consumer privacy.
In all seriousness, this is where our industry is failing us. Whether it’s Google’s paying off ad blockers, blocking privacy, measurement, countless other issues, Google is still capturing agenda of industry trade groups where they can’t avoid hypocrisy doing Google’s bidding.
We’re one of the few major trade associations with zero revenue from Google. Nada. They finally backed out of supporting us over a critical op-ed from me. If you can’t understand their profit is being driven by shifting welfare from all sides of ad supply chain... it’s time.
Getting started at the #StiglerCompetition conference. First up, @ProfFionasm presents her joint paper with @publicknowledge's Gene Kimmelman, Doug Melamed, @ArielEzrachi, Roberta Katz, and others. 
@ProfFionasm @publicknowledge @ArielEzrachi Free is not a special zone where antitrust doesn't apply. Users barter with their data.
--@ProfFionasm #StiglerCompetition
--@ProfFionasm #StiglerCompetition
@ProfFionasm @publicknowledge @ArielEzrachi Platforms fear disintermediation by a complementary product. This means they may act to reduce that threat by making thing harder for the complementary products that rely on their system today. --@ProfFionasm #StiglerCompetition
